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

Oberbayern had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 38 regions in 2014, at 37.1%. Saarland had the lowest, at 19.9%. The median was 25.5% and the figure for Germany was 27.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37.1Oberbayern

Lowest19.9Saarland

Median25.538 regions

Germany27.1History

All regions, 2014

%. 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

Rank	Regions	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Oberbayern Series break	37.1	+0.1 pts
2	Berlin Series break	36.1	-0.8 pts
3	Hamburg Series break	33.6	+2 pts
4	Darmstadt Series break	32	-0.5 pts
5	Dresden Series break	31	-3.1 pts
6	Stuttgart Series break	30.8	-1.7 pts
7	Tübingen Series break	30.5	-2.6 pts
8	Leipzig Series break	30	-5.3 pts
9	Karlsruhe Series break	29.9	-1.1 pts
10	Köln Series break	28.3	-1 pts
11	Mittelfranken Series break	27.8	-1.1 pts
12	Brandenburg Series break	27.7	-2.3 pts
13	Freiburg Series break	27	-2.7 pts
13	Thüringen Series break	27	-3 pts
15	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	26.7	-2 pts
16	Bremen Series break	26.5	0 pts
17	Gießen Series break	25.8	-3.6 pts
18	Trier Series break	25.7	-1.8 pts
18	Unterfranken Series break	25.7	-2.7 pts
20	Braunschweig Series break	25.3	-0.4 pts
21	Hannover Series break	25.2	-1.8 pts
21	Oberpfalz Series break	25.2	-1.5 pts
21	Schwaben Series break	25.2	-1 pts
24	Chemnitz Series break	24.8	-4.9 pts
25	Oberfranken Series break	24.4	-1.7 pts
26	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	24.1	-2.2 pts
27	Düsseldorf Series break	23.8	-0.8 pts
28	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	23.7	-2 pts
29	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	23.4	-1.4 pts
30	Münster Series break	22.7	-2 pts
31	Kassel Series break	22.5	-3.8 pts
32	Koblenz Series break	21.9	-0.8 pts
33	Detmold Series break	21.7	-1.5 pts
34	Lüneburg Series break	21.6	-1.6 pts
35	Niederbayern Series break	21.1	-2.1 pts
36	Arnsberg Series break	20.9	-1.3 pts
37	Weser-Ems Series break	20.6	-1.7 pts
38	Saarland Series break	19.9	-2.7 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.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_germany_nuts_2014,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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, 2014}},
  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/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Oberbayern, with 37.1% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Saarland, with 19.9% in 2014.

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.