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 2023, at 45.1%. Chemnitz had the lowest, at 24.3%. The median was 30.7% and the figure for Germany was 33%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest45.1Berlin

Lowest24.3Chemnitz

Median30.738 regions

Germany33History

All regions, 2023

%. 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	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Berlin	45.1	-3.1 pts
2	Oberbayern	42.6	+0.3 pts
3	Hamburg	40	+1.9 pts
4	Tübingen	37.3	+2.3 pts
5	Darmstadt	37.1	+2.5 pts
6	Karlsruhe	37	+0.8 pts
6	Köln	37	+2.6 pts
6	Stuttgart	37	+0.8 pts
9	Leipzig	36	+0.1 pts
9	Mittelfranken	36	+2.5 pts
11	Dresden	35.5	+1.3 pts
12	Braunschweig	34.4	+1.6 pts
13	Freiburg	34	+0.8 pts
14	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	33.8	+1.3 pts
15	Unterfranken	32.3	+2.5 pts
16	Oberpfalz	31.4	+1 pts
17	Schwaben	31.2	+1.4 pts
18	Hannover	31	+0.5 pts
19	Gießen	30.9	-0.4 pts
20	Brandenburg	30.4	+0.9 pts
21	Bremen	29.9	-1.1 pts
22	Düsseldorf	29.3	+0.6 pts
23	Trier	29.2	-0.7 pts
24	Schleswig-Holstein	29.1	+2.6 pts
25	Detmold	28.5	+1.8 pts
26	Thüringen	27.9	+0.1 pts
27	Koblenz	27.6	+1.4 pts
27	Münster	27.6	+0.2 pts
29	Weser-Ems	27.5	-0.4 pts
30	Kassel	27.4	+1.5 pts
31	Arnsberg	27.3	+0.9 pts
31	Lüneburg	27.3	-0.4 pts
33	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	27	+1.5 pts
34	Saarland	26.6	-0.2 pts
35	Oberfranken	26.3	-1.1 pts
36	Niederbayern	26	-1.2 pts
37	Sachsen-Anhalt	25.6	+0.3 pts
38	Chemnitz	24.3	-0.7 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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, 2023}},
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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=2023. 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 45.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Chemnitz, with 24.3% in 2023.

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.