Education in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt (Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Dresden was 8.1% in 2023, 148th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 7.5%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Dresden?
At 41.1% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the city of Dresden ranked 47th highest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). In 2019 the figure was 43.0%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Dresden?
At 62.6% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Dresden ranked 39th highest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). In 2019 the figure was 56.2%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Dresden?
In 2024, the city of Dresden had 103.6 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 81st lowest of 400 districts. That is up from 100.8 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Dresden?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Dresden was 64.0 in 2023, 62nd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was 69.1 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 Dresden?
In 2023, the city of Dresden recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 533 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 38th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 148 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | Märkischer Kreis | 8.2% |
| 146 | Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.2% |
| 147 | Nordwestmecklenburg | 8.1% |
| 148 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.1% |
| 149 | Rottweil | 8.1% |
| 150 | Saarlouis | 8.1% |
| 151 | Berlin | 8.1% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 47 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Wesel | 41.6% |
| 45 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.6% |
| 46 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.3% |
| 47 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.1% |
| 48 | Harburg | 41.0% |
| 49 | Mettmann | 40.6% |
| 50 | Germersheim | 40.6% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 39 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bautzen | 63.4% |
| 37 | Meißen | 63.0% |
| 38 | Nordhausen | 62.7% |
| 39 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 62.6% |
| 40 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 62.4% |
| 41 | Weimarer Land | 62.3% |
| 42 | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | 62.3% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 321 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 318 | Warendorf | 103.7 |
| 319 | Wittmund | 103.7 |
| 320 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | 103.6 |
| 321 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 103.6 |
| 322 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 103.5 |
| 323 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | 103.2 |
| 324 | Waldeck-Frankenberg | 103.1 |
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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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