Tertiary education in Oberfranken

In Oberfranken, 31.8% 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
Oberfranken, 2025 31.8% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.8percentage points 2024: 28.0%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 170th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Oberfranken 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 OberfrankenGermany
2025 31.8% 35.4%
2024 28.0% 33.6%
2023 26.3% 33.0%
2022 27.4% 32.1%
2021 30.6%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 27.7%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 26.1% 29.9%
2018 24.7% 29.1%
2017 24.8% 28.6%
2016 23.2% 28.3%
2015 23.5% 27.6%
2014 24.4%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 26.1% 28.6%
2012 26.1%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 26.3% 27.7%
2010 24.4%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 25.2% 26.4%
2008 23.2% 25.4%
2007 21.1% 24.3%
2006 19.8% 23.9%
2005 19.1%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 18.1% 24.9%
2003 17.3% 24.0%
2002 17.4% 22.3%
2001 19.3% 23.5%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +3.8 percentage points from 28.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.5%, the figure has changed by +8.3 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, Oberfranken has the 170th 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 Oberfranken
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat