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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025

Berlin had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 38 regions in 2025, at 48.1%. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 25.4%. The median was 32.4% and the figure for Germany was 35.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest48.1Berlin
Lowest25.4Sachsen-Anhalt
Median32.438 regions
Germany35.4History

All regions, 2025

Berlin: 48.1 %Berlin48.1Oberbayern: 47.4 %Oberbayern47.4Hamburg: 43 %Hamburg43Tübingen: 40.3 %Tübingen40.3Karlsruhe: 40 %Karlsruhe40Leipzig: 39.7 %Leipzig39.7Köln: 38.8 %Köln38.8Mittelfranken: 38.6 %Mittelfranken38.6Stuttgart: 38 %Stuttgart38Darmstadt: 37.9 %Darmstadt37.9Freiburg: 37.6 %Freiburg37.6Dresden: 36.9 %Dresden36.9Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 36.8 %Rheinhessen-Pfalz36.8Hannover: 35.5 %Hannover35.5Braunschweig: 34.9 %Braunschweig34.9Unterfranken: 34.3 %Unterfranken34.3Schwaben: 34.1 %Schwaben34.1Oberpfalz: 32.7 %Oberpfalz32.7Gießen: 32.5 %Gießen32.5Bremen: 32.3 %Bremen32.3Brandenburg: 32.2 %Brandenburg32.2Trier: 32.2 %Trier32.2Düsseldorf: 31.8 %Düsseldorf31.8Oberfranken: 31.8 %Oberfranken31.8Schleswig-Holstein: 31.8 %Schleswig-Holstein31.8Lüneburg: 31.6 %Lüneburg31.6Detmold: 30.9 %Detmold30.9Weser-Ems: 30.8 %Weser-Ems30.8Kassel: 30.6 %Kassel30.6Thüringen: 30.4 %Thüringen30.4Münster: 30.1 %Münster30.1Chemnitz: 29.3 %Chemnitz29.3Koblenz: 28.7 %Koblenz28.7Niederbayern: 28.7 %Niederbayern28.7Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 28.3 %Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28.3Saarland: 28.1 %Saarland28.1Arnsberg: 27.3 %Arnsberg27.3Sachsen-Anhalt: 25.4 %Sachsen-Anhalt25.4
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Berlin48.1+3.2 pts
2Oberbayern47.4+3.9 pts
3Hamburg43+1.5 pts
4Tübingen40.3+1 pts
5Karlsruhe40+2.7 pts
6Leipzig39.7+2 pts
7Köln38.8+2.7 pts
8Mittelfranken38.6+2.6 pts
9Stuttgart38+0.2 pts
10Darmstadt37.9+0.5 pts
11Freiburg37.6+1.5 pts
12Dresden36.9+0.1 pts
13Rheinhessen-Pfalz36.8+1 pts
14Hannover35.5+3.3 pts
15Braunschweig34.9+0.9 pts
16Unterfranken34.3+2.3 pts
17Schwaben34.1+1.1 pts
18Oberpfalz32.7+0.8 pts
19Gießen32.5+0.8 pts
20Bremen32.3+1.7 pts
21Brandenburg32.2+0.2 pts
21Trier32.2+3.3 pts
23Düsseldorf31.8+3 pts
23Oberfranken31.8+3.8 pts
23Schleswig-Holstein31.8+0.9 pts
26Lüneburg31.6+1.9 pts
27Detmold30.9-0.4 pts
28Weser-Ems30.8+3 pts
29Kassel30.6+1.9 pts
30Thüringen30.4+1.8 pts
31Münster30.1+1.8 pts
32Chemnitz29.3+2.8 pts
33Koblenz28.7-0.7 pts
33Niederbayern28.7+2 pts
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28.3+1.3 pts
36Saarland28.1+1.4 pts
37Arnsberg27.3+2.4 pts
38Sachsen-Anhalt25.4-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

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Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 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/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Berlin, with 48.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 25.4% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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