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18 February 2019 20 to 24 year olds: more than half have higher education entrance qualification

The rate of persons with a higher education entrance qualification in the age group of the 20 to 24 year olds was 53% in 2017. To coincide with the didacta Trade Fair for Education and Training taking place in Cologne from 19 to 23 February 2019, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that 58% of the women and 49% of the men in this age group had a higher education entrance qualification Among the 60 to 64 year olds, only 26% had a higher education entrance qualification, the percentage being higher for men (30%) than for women (23%).

1 November 2018 10% of the women had higher educational attainment than their partner in 2017

6 September 2018 Proportion of university graduates among 30 to 34 year olds twice as high as a generation ago

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