Education in Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Speyer was 4.4% in 2023, 48th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. It was 3.2% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Speyer?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the city of Speyer was 41.9% in 2023, 41st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. That is down from 55.7% 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 Speyer?
In 2023, the city of Speyer recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 35.3%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 194th lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 38.4% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Speyer?
At 99.1 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Speyer ranked 27th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). It was 97.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Speyer?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Speyer was 5.6 in 2023, 186th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. That is down from 6.8 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 Speyer?
In 2023, the city of Speyer recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 603 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 71st shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 353 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Kassel, Landkreis | 4.5% |
| 351 | Fürth, Landkreis | 4.4% |
| 352 | Amberg-Sulzbach | 4.4% |
| 353 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.4% |
| 354 | Ebersberg | 4.4% |
| 355 | Fürstenfeldbruck | 4.4% |
| 356 | Straubing-Bogen | 4.4% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 41 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.1% |
| 39 | Städteregion Aachen | 42.1% |
| 40 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.0% |
| 41 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.9% |
| 42 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.7% |
| 43 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis | 41.7% |
| 44 | Wesel | 41.6% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 207 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt | 35.4% |
| 205 | Ortenaukreis | 35.4% |
| 206 | Wesermarsch | 35.3% |
| 207 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 35.3% |
| 208 | Soest | 35.2% |
| 209 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 35.1% |
| 210 | Gifhorn | 35.0% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 374 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 371 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.2 |
| 372 | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 99.2 |
| 373 | Recklinghausen | 99.1 |
| 374 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.1 |
| 375 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.1 |
| 376 | Celle | 99.1 |
| 377 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 99.0 |
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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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