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

Berlin had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 38 regions in 2016, at 39.1%. Weser-Ems had the lowest, at 20%. The median was 26.3% and the figure for Germany was 28.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest39.1Berlin

Lowest20Weser-Ems

Median26.338 regions

Germany28.3History

All regions, 2016

%. 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	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Berlin	39.1	+2.5 pts
2	Oberbayern	38.4	+1.3 pts
3	Hamburg	36.4	+1.5 pts
4	Darmstadt	33.3	+1 pts
5	Stuttgart	33.1	+0.7 pts
6	Karlsruhe	32.2	+1 pts
7	Dresden	31.4	+0.3 pts
8	Leipzig	31.3	+0.6 pts
9	Tübingen	30.8	+0.2 pts
10	Köln	30.3	+1.8 pts
11	Mittelfranken	29.4	+1 pts
12	Freiburg	29	+1.3 pts
13	Gießen	28.1	+0.9 pts
14	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	27.7	-0.1 pts
15	Bremen	27.6	+1.4 pts
16	Brandenburg	27.2	-0.5 pts
16	Unterfranken	27.2	+0.3 pts
18	Thüringen	26.9	+0.5 pts
19	Düsseldorf	26.5	+1.7 pts
20	Trier	26.1	+0.9 pts
21	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	25.8	+0.3 pts
22	Hannover	25.4	-0.6 pts
23	Braunschweig	25.1	-1.1 pts
24	Oberpfalz	24.8	-0.2 pts
25	Münster	24.5	+0.4 pts
26	Schwaben	24.4	-1.2 pts
27	Kassel	24.1	+1 pts
27	Schleswig-Holstein	24.1	+0.3 pts
29	Chemnitz	23.9	-1.9 pts
30	Koblenz	23.2	+1 pts
30	Oberfranken	23.2	-0.3 pts
32	Detmold	23	+1 pts
32	Saarland	23	+3.3 pts
34	Sachsen-Anhalt	22.9	-0.5 pts
35	Arnsberg	22.7	+0.7 pts
36	Lüneburg	22.5	-0.5 pts
37	Niederbayern	21.9	+0.8 pts
38	Weser-Ems	20	-0.8 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2016}},
  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=2016. 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?

Berlin, with 39.1% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Weser-Ems, with 20% in 2016.

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.