Overview
- All roughly 4,400 public schools in North Rhine-Westphalia participated in the statewide data collection.
- Five of six lessons were delivered as intended (83.9%), with 77.4% taught as scheduled and 6.5% in special formats.
- Substitution covered 10% of teaching, distance learning accounted for 0.2%, and 1.4% was logged as independent study in upper secondary.
- Teacher illness was the leading cause of cancellations, though three in four affected lessons were covered by substitutes.
- The minister cited more than 9,700 additional staff over three years, and detailed tables will be posted on December 16 on the ministry portal.