Education in Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures
In 2023, the city of Pirmasens recorded a share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) of 16.5%, compared with 7.0% in the median German district, which ranks it 2nd highest of 400 districts. That is up from 8.4% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Pirmasens?
In 2023, the city of Pirmasens recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 36.2%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 100th highest of 400 districts. That is down from 43.4% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Pirmasens?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Pirmasens was 30.2% in 2023, 106th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. That is up from 24.6% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Pirmasens?
In 2024, the city of Pirmasens had 117.9 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 80th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 110.3 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Pirmasens?
In 2023, the city of Pirmasens had 16.4 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 132nd highest of 400 districts. It was 17.9 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Pirmasens?
At 644 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Pirmasens ranked 87th shortest of 400 German districts (district median 1,121 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 2 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 16.8% |
| 2 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.5% |
| 3 | Burgenlandkreis | 15.1% |
| 4 | Mansfeld-Südharz | 14.9% |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 14.8% |
| 6 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 14.8% |
| 7 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt | 14.7% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 100 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Kulmbach | 36.6% |
| 98 | Höxter | 36.4% |
| 99 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.3% |
| 100 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.2% |
| 101 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.2% |
| 102 | Warendorf | 36.2% |
| 103 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.1% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 295 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Kinder unter 3 Jahren in Kindertageseinrichtungen an den Kinder der entsprechenden Altersgruppe
| Rank | Area | Children under 3 in day care (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 292 | Dachau | 30.4% |
| 293 | Offenbach, Landkreis | 30.3% |
| 294 | Straubing-Bogen | 30.2% |
| 295 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.2% |
| 296 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 30.0% |
| 297 | Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm | 30.0% |
| 298 | Lörrach | 29.9% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 80 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Dithmarschen | 118.1 |
| 78 | Pforzheim, Stadtkreis | 118.1 |
| 79 | Freudenstadt | 118.1 |
| 80 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 81 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 82 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 83 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.8 |
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Sources
- Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
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