Tertiary education in Oberbayern

In Oberbayern, 47.4% 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
Oberbayern, 2025 47.4% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.9percentage points 2024: 43.5%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 36th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Oberbayern 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 OberbayernGermany
2025 47.4% 35.4%
2024 43.5% 33.6%
2023 42.6% 33.0%
2022 42.3% 32.1%
2021 43.2%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 41.8%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 40.5% 29.9%
2018 40.6% 29.1%
2017 39.5% 28.6%
2016 38.4% 28.3%
2015 37.1% 27.6%
2014 37.1%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 37.0% 28.6%
2012 36.4%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 35.5% 27.7%
2010 34.2%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 33.4% 26.4%
2008 32.4% 25.4%
2007 30.8% 24.3%
2006 29.9% 23.9%
2005 30.5%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 30.2% 24.9%
2003 29.0% 24.0%
2002 26.2% 22.3%
2001 27.2% 23.5%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 43.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 37.1%, the figure has changed by +10.3 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, Oberbayern has the 36th 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 Oberbayern
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat