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 2024, at 44.9%. Arnsberg had the lowest, at 24.9%. The median was 31.8% and the figure for Germany was 33.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest44.9Berlin

Lowest24.9Arnsberg

Median31.838 regions

Germany33.6History

All regions, 2024

%. 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	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Berlin	44.9	-0.2 pts
2	Oberbayern	43.5	+0.9 pts
3	Hamburg	41.5	+1.5 pts
4	Tübingen	39.3	+2 pts
5	Stuttgart	37.8	+0.8 pts
6	Leipzig	37.7	+1.7 pts
7	Darmstadt	37.4	+0.3 pts
8	Karlsruhe	37.3	+0.3 pts
9	Dresden	36.8	+1.3 pts
10	Freiburg	36.1	+2.1 pts
10	Köln	36.1	-0.9 pts
12	Mittelfranken	36	0 pts
13	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	35.8	+2 pts
14	Braunschweig	34	-0.4 pts
15	Schwaben	33	+1.8 pts
16	Hannover	32.2	+1.2 pts
17	Brandenburg	32	+1.6 pts
17	Unterfranken	32	-0.3 pts
19	Oberpfalz	31.9	+0.5 pts
20	Gießen	31.7	+0.8 pts
21	Detmold	31.3	+2.8 pts
22	Schleswig-Holstein	30.9	+1.8 pts
23	Bremen	30.6	+0.7 pts
24	Lüneburg	29.7	+2.4 pts
25	Koblenz	29.4	+1.8 pts
26	Trier	28.9	-0.3 pts
27	Düsseldorf	28.8	-0.5 pts
28	Kassel	28.7	+1.3 pts
29	Thüringen	28.6	+0.7 pts
30	Münster	28.3	+0.7 pts
31	Oberfranken	28	+1.7 pts
32	Weser-Ems	27.8	+0.3 pts
33	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	27	0 pts
34	Niederbayern	26.7	+0.7 pts
34	Saarland	26.7	+0.1 pts
36	Chemnitz	26.5	+2.2 pts
37	Sachsen-Anhalt	25.6	0 pts
38	Arnsberg	24.9	-2.4 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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, 2024 [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=2024 (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, 2024}},
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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=2024. 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 44.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Arnsberg, with 24.9% in 2024.

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.