Tertiary education in Brandenburg

In Brandenburg, 32.2% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Brandenburg, 2025 32.2% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 32.0%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 164th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Brandenburg 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 BrandenburgGermany
2025 32.2% 35.4%
2024 32.0% 33.6%
2023 30.4% 33.0%
2022 29.5% 32.1%
2021 31.3%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 29.2%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 28.8% 29.9%
2018 28.2% 29.1%
2017 26.9% 28.6%
2016 27.2% 28.3%
2015 27.7% 27.6%
2014 27.7%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 30.0% 28.6%
2012 29.6%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 30.4% 27.7%
2010 30.3%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 30.9% 26.4%
2008 30.2% 25.4%
2007 29.7% 24.3%
2006 29.2% 23.9%
2005 31.2%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 31.1% 24.9%
2003 29.7% 24.0%
2002 28.0% 22.3%
2001 29.3% 23.5%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 32.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.7%, the figure has changed by +4.5 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, Brandenburg has the 164th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.4%.

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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 Brandenburg
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat