Tertiary education in Sachsen-Anhalt

In Sachsen-Anhalt, 25.4% 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
Sachsen-Anhalt, 2025 25.4% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 25.6%
Germany, 2025 35.4% Country total
Position in 2025 220th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Sachsen-Anhalt 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 Sachsen-AnhaltGermany
2025 25.4% 35.4%
2024 25.6% 33.6%
2023 25.6% 33.0%
2022 25.3% 32.1%
2021 25.1%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2020 22.6%b (break in time series) 31.2%b (break in time series)
2019 23.1% 29.9%
2018 21.5% 29.1%
2017 22.2% 28.6%
2016 22.9% 28.3%
2015 23.4% 27.6%
2014 23.7%b (break in time series) 27.1%b (break in time series)
2013 25.7% 28.6%
2012 25.8%b (break in time series) 28.2%b (break in time series)
2011 25.4% 27.7%
2010 25.0%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2009 24.6% 26.4%
2008 24.2% 25.4%
2007 23.1% 24.3%
2006 23.8% 23.9%
2005 25.7%b (break in time series) 24.6%b (break in time series)
2004 26.4% 24.9%
2003 25.4% 24.0%
2002 25.3% 22.3%
2001 25.7% 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 25.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.4%, the figure has changed by +2.0 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, Sachsen-Anhalt has the 220th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 35.4%.

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