Press release No. 332 of 6 September 2018
WIESBADEN – Compared with their parents' generation, young people in Germany tend to achieve a higher level of educational attainment. Results of the 2017 microcensus show that 29% of the 30 to 34 year olds had a higher education degree, while the relevant proportion of people aged 60 to 64 was 19%. To coincide with the International Literacy Day on 8 September 2018, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the above trend has been observed especially among women. 30% of 30 to 34 year old women had a higher education degree. This proportion was twice as high as that among 60 to 64 year old women (15%). The proportion of 30 to 34 year old men with a higher education degree was 27%. Compared with the age group of 60 to 64 year old men (22%), the proportion of university graduates increased much less than among women.
