Tertiary education in Gießen

In Gießen, 32.5% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 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
Gießen, 2025 32.5% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 31.7%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 160th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Gießen 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 GießenGermany
2025 32.5% 35.4%
2024 31.7% 33.6%
2023 30.9% 33.0%
2022 31.3% 32.1%
2021 31.0%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 30.0%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 28.8% 29.9%
2018 27.5% 29.1%
2017 28.6% 28.6%
2016 28.1% 28.3%
2015 27.2% 27.6%
2014 25.8%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 29.4% 28.6%
2012 29.2%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 27.0% 27.7%
2010 26.0%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 25.4% 26.4%
2008 24.5% 25.4%
2007 24.6% 24.3%
2006 24.3% 23.9%
2005 25.2%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 23.5% 24.9%
2003 22.1% 24.0%
2002 20.6% 22.3%
2001 22.1% 23.5%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 31.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.2%, the figure has changed by +5.3 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, Gießen has the 160th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.4%.

Source and dates

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