Employees by educational attainment level in Germany, 2026
Employees by educational attainment level in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 38,781.1 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Employees by educational attainment level in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 38,781.1 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: −540.4 thousand people (−1.37 %)
- Position in history: above the 28-year average (average — 35,258.06 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 39,321.5 thousand people in 2025 (1 years ago)
- Series minimum — 31,167.2 thousand people in 2004 (22 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 37,304.9 |
| 2017 | 37,717.4 |
| 2018 | 38,012.8 |
| 2019 | 38,756.8 |
| 2021 | 37,611.1 |
| 2022 | 38,592.4 |
| 2023 | 38,893.4 |
| 2024 | 39,121.6 |
| 2025 | 39,321.5 |
| 2026 | 38,781.1 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Germany — on the Employees by educational attainment level page.
Other years
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2010
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2011
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2012
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2013
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2014
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2015
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2016
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2017
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2018
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2019
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2021
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2022
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2023
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2024
- Employees by educational attainment level in 2025