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 2015, at 37.1%. Saarland had the lowest, at 19.7%. The median was 26.1% and the figure for Germany was 27.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37.1Oberbayern

Lowest19.7Saarland

Median26.138 regions

Germany27.6History

All regions, 2015

%. 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	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Oberbayern	37.1	0 pts
2	Berlin	36.6	+0.5 pts
3	Hamburg	34.9	+1.3 pts
4	Stuttgart	32.4	+1.6 pts
5	Darmstadt	32.3	+0.3 pts
6	Karlsruhe	31.2	+1.3 pts
7	Dresden	31.1	+0.1 pts
8	Leipzig	30.7	+0.7 pts
9	Tübingen	30.6	+0.1 pts
10	Köln	28.5	+0.2 pts
11	Mittelfranken	28.4	+0.6 pts
12	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	27.8	+1.1 pts
13	Brandenburg	27.7	0 pts
13	Freiburg	27.7	+0.7 pts
15	Gießen	27.2	+1.4 pts
16	Unterfranken	26.9	+1.2 pts
17	Thüringen	26.4	-0.6 pts
18	Braunschweig	26.2	+0.9 pts
18	Bremen	26.2	-0.3 pts
20	Hannover	26	+0.8 pts
21	Chemnitz	25.8	+1 pts
22	Schwaben	25.6	+0.4 pts
23	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	25.5	+1.4 pts
24	Trier	25.2	-0.5 pts
25	Oberpfalz	25	-0.2 pts
26	Düsseldorf	24.8	+1 pts
27	Münster	24.1	+1.4 pts
28	Schleswig-Holstein	23.8	+0.4 pts
29	Oberfranken	23.5	-0.9 pts
30	Sachsen-Anhalt	23.4	-0.3 pts
31	Kassel	23.1	+0.6 pts
32	Lüneburg	23	+1.4 pts
33	Koblenz	22.2	+0.3 pts
34	Arnsberg	22	+1.1 pts
34	Detmold	22	+0.3 pts
36	Niederbayern	21.1	0 pts
37	Weser-Ems	20.8	+0.2 pts
38	Saarland	19.7	-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.

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2015}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions?period=2015. 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 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Saarland, with 19.7% in 2015.

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.