Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Saarland

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Saarland was 17.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.8 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 38 regions in 2025.

202517.2%

Change on 2024-1.8 pts

Rank7th of 38Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) ranked

Series high23.82005

Series low15.22018

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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Saarland, 2000 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.

All 26 values

Period	%
2025	17.2
2024	19
2023	18.7
2022	18.7
2021	18.5 Series break
2020	16.1 Series break
2019	15.9
2018	15.2
2017	15.3
2016	15.8
2015	15.9
2014	16.8 Series break
2013	16.1
2012	15.8 Series break
2011	15.7
2010	15.7 Series break
2009	16.2
2008	17.2
2007	20.2
2006	20.7
2005	23.8 Series break
2004	21.3
2003	20.6
2002	20.8
2001	19.9
2000	21.4

Compared with Germany and European Union (27)

Place	2025
Saarland	17.2
Germany	14.2
European Union (27)	18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Saarland, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Saarland, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/saarland-dec0. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Saarland, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/saarland-dec0.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Saarland, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/saarland-dec0 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Saarland, 2000 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/saarland-dec0. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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23.8% in 2005, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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