Tertiary education in Berlin

In Berlin, 48.1% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Berlin, 2025 48.1% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.2percentage points 2024: 44.9%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 32nd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Berlin over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period BerlinGermany
2025 48.1% 35.4%
2024 44.9% 33.6%
2023 45.1% 33.0%
2022 48.2% 32.1%
2021 46.7%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 42.9%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 43.1% 29.9%
2018 42.1% 29.1%
2017 40.5% 28.6%
2016 39.1% 28.3%
2015 36.6% 27.6%
2014 36.1%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 36.9% 28.6%
2012 37.2%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 36.8% 27.7%
2010 36.0%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 35.4% 26.4%
2008 33.8% 25.4%
2007 34.5% 24.3%
2006 34.1% 23.9%
2005 34.6%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 34.2% 24.9%
2003 32.5% 24.0%
2002 30.4% 22.3%
2001 32.0% 23.5%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2 percentage points from 44.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.6%, the figure has changed by +11.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Berlin has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Berlin
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat