didacta

The Education Trade Fair

Venue

MessegeländeCologneGermany

Dates

~~22.03.-26.03.2022~~ 07/06/-11/06/202207/03/-11/03/2023 (Stuttgart)20/02/-24/02/2024 (Cologne)11/02/-15/02/2025 (Stuttgart)February 2026 (not yet determined)Interval: annually at different venuesfounded in: 1951

Organiser

Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 150679 CologneGermanyFon: +49 221 821-0Fax: +49 221 821-2574info@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.koelnmesse.de

Project teamFon: +49 221 821-2410Fax: +49 221 821-991321didacta@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.didacta-koeln.de

Supporter/sponsor

Didacta Verband e.V., Darmstadt

Present journalists

2022: 159, of which from abroad 3

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	Hanover 2/2018	Cologne 2/2019	Cologne 6/2022₁₎
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	66.500	68.200	51.000
space (net)	31.902	35.643	16.847
Special show space	1.427	2.924	1.385
Exhibitor stand space	30.475	32.719	15.462
hall space	30.247	32.719	15.462
domestic	28.778	31.062	14.163
foreign	1.469	1.657	1.299
open air	228	0	0
domestic	228	0	0
foreign	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	811	912	552
domestic	678	763	416
foreign	133	149	136
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	73.320	97.899	32.930
domestic	72.807*	95.727	31.435
foreign	513*	2.172	1.495
* = determined by a representative survey

₁₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2022 from 55 countries
Argentina: 4; Austria: 8; Belgium: 3; Bolivia: 2; Brazil: 3; Bulgaria: 1; Canada: 1; Chile: 2; China, People's Republic: 5; Costa Rica: 1; Czechia: 1; Denmark: 14; Ecuador: 2; Egypt: 6; Ethiopia: 1; Finland: 1; France: 7; Germany: 416; Greece: 1; Guatemala: 1; Hong Kong, China SAR: 1; Hungary: 3; Iceland: 1; India: 1; Indonesia: 1; Iran, Islamic Republic: 1; Ireland: 1; Italy: 8; Japan: 1; Lebanon: 1; Luxembourg: 1; Mexico: 3; Namibia: 1; Netherlands: 6; Nicaragua: 1; Norway: 1; Peru: 1; Philippines: 1; Poland: 4; Portugal: 3; Qatar: 1; Romania: 1; Saudi Arabia: 2; Singapore: 1; Slovakia: 1; South Africa: 3; Spain: 3; Switzerland: 4; Taiwan: 1; Thailand: 1; Türkiye: 4; United Arab Emirates: 1; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 4; United States of America: 3; Uruguay: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2019

Visitors total (number of entries)97.899Proportion of trade visitors98 %

Open all information

Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)97

of which

Nielsen 16

Bremen1
Hamburg1
Lower Saxony4
Schleswig-Holstein1

Nielsen 267

North Rhine-Westphalia67

Nielsen 3a16

Hesse6
Rhineland-Palatinate9
Saarland1

Nielsen 3b3

Baden-Württemberg3

Nielsen 44

Bavaria4

Nielsen 5+63

Berlin2
Brandenburg1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt1

Nielsen 72

Saxony1
Thuringia1

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

General education system38
Public authority/administration7
Vocational training schools12
Services, training, consulting4
Adult education8
Trade1
Higher education system1
Industry3
University, research3
Association, organisation, institution3
Printed products, specialist literature 2
Administration2
Preschool, kindergarten15
Further education4
Other economic sectors5
Student14
other non-professionals1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer5
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.3
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office2
Department head, group head, team leader8
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker16
Lecturer, teacher39
Trainee8
Other position4
Student14
Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management4
Research/development/design1
Manufacturing, production, quality control0
Buying/procurement1
Finance/accounting, controlling0
Information and communication technology2
Personnel administration, administration4
Sales1
Marketing, advertising, PR1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport0
Maintenance/repairs1
Other area71
Student14
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km36
more than 50 km up to 100 km23
more than 100 km up to 300 km26
over 300 km15

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)3

of which

EU80
Other countries20

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Belgium40

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 45
5 - 96
10 - 4933
50 - 19930
200 - 4994
500 - 9993
1 000 and more6
Student14
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively12
collectively36
in an advisory capacity/organization23
no14
Student14
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event12
Earlier events50
First visit46

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.2

Survey conducted by: factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung

Industry sectorTeaching and Learning Aids, Further and Continuing Education, Business Start-up, Human Resources Development (industry 52)

Main product groupAudio-Visual Technology, Training Institutes Equipment, Services, Information Technology, Furnishings, Kindergarten, Laboratory Equipment, Teaching Aids, Educational Aids, Multimedia, Musical Accessories, Presentation Technology, School Supplies, Software, Toys, Sporting Goods, Supplementary Education, Amateur Handicraft Articles, Books, Professional Literature, Childrens Books, Teaching Books, Teaching Systems, Educational Programs, Educational Toys, New Media, School Equipment, Stationery

AccessTrade visitors and general public

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)Yes