Employment by educational attainment level in Germany, 2026
Employment by educational attainment level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 44.5 % of population. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Employment by educational attainment level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 44.5 % of population
- Change vs 2025: −1.5 % of population (−3.26 %)
- Position in history: above the 17-year average (average — 44.0824 % of population)
- Series maximum — 49.3 % of population in 2024 (2 years ago)
- Series minimum — 38.3 % of population in 2009 (17 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % of population |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.9 |
| 2017 | 43.1 |
| 2018 | 43.9 |
| 2019 | 44.7 |
| 2021 | 46.1 |
| 2022 | 47.6 |
| 2023 | 48.7 |
| 2024 | 49.3 |
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2026 | 44.5 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Employment by educational attainment level page.
Other years
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2010
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2011
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2012
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2013
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2014
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2015
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2016
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2017
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2018
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2019
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2021
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2022
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2023
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2024
- Employment by educational attainment level in 2025