Source: Federal Statistical Office (special evaluation of the Microcensus, Internationale Bildungsindikatoren im Ländervergleich)

Notes:
¹⁾ Population aged 18 to under 25 who are not in education or training and do not have an upper secondary education degree. The German Sustainable Development Strategy 2021 sets a target of 9.5% for this indicator by the year 2030. Data in parentheses ( ) = statement value limited because the numerical value is statistically uncertain.
²⁾ Time series break.
³⁾ Due to methodological changes, the results of the microcensus from the 2020 survey year onwards are only comparable with previous survey years to a limited extent. The 2020 survey year is also affected by restrictions on data collection and should therefore not be used for comparisons with subsequent years.
⁴⁾ Projection based on the continuation of the population data based on the 2022 census from the 2021 reporting year onwards.
⁵⁾ Increased immigration in 2022 is not fully reflected in the microcensus, which may have an impact on the interpretation of results.
⁶⁾ Preliminary results.
⁷⁾ The category EU average reflects the current status of EU membership of the states in the respective reference year (as of 2020, EU countries without the United Kingdom).

c = too few observations to provide reliable estimates. The calculation of the Länder averages includes those figures.
m = data not available.

Last update: July 28, 2025