Most Educated in Schleswig-Holstein

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Schleswig-Holstein

1 Kiel 35.4%

2 Lübeck 35.4%

3 Flensburg 35.4%

4 Neumünster 35.4%

5 Norderstedt 35.4%

6 Elmshorn 35.4%

7 Pinneberg 35.4%

8 Itzehoe 35.4%

9 Wedel 35.4%

10 Ahrensburg 35.4%

11 Geesthacht 35.4%

12 Rendsburg 35.4%

13 Reinbek 35.4%

14 Bad Oldesloe 35.4%

15 Schleswig 35.4%

16 Eckernförde 35.4%

17 Husum 35.4%

18 Heide 35.4%

19 Quickborn 35.4%

20 Kaltenkirchen 35.4%

21 Bad Schwartau 35.4%

22 Mölln 35.4%

23 Uetersen 35.4%

24 Elmschenhagen 35.4%

25 Eutin 35.4%

26 Stockelsdorf 35.4%

27 Halstenbek 35.4%

28 Glinde 35.4%

29 Neustadt in Holstein 35.4%

30 Bad Segeberg 35.4%

31 Ratekau 35.4%

32 Preetz 35.4%

33 Schwarzenbek 35.4%

34 Brunsbüttel 35.4%

35 Travemünde 35.4%

36 Rellingen 35.4%

37 Bargteheide 35.4%

38 Ratzeburg 35.4%

39 Bad Bramstedt 35.4%

40 Tornesch 35.4%

41 Plön 35.4%

42 Fehmarn 35.4%

43 Westerland 35.4%

44 Barsbüttel 35.4%

45 Glückstadt 35.4%

46 Wentorf bei Hamburg 35.4%

47 Scharbeutz 35.4%

48 Kronshagen 35.4%

49 Lauenburg 35.4%

50 Harrislee 35.4%

51 Malente 35.4%

52 Brachenfeld-Ruthenberg 35.4%

53 Büdelsdorf 35.4%

54 Oldenburg in Holstein 35.4%

55 Tungendorf 35.4%

56 Altenholz 35.4%

57 Kappeln 35.4%

58 Wahlstedt 35.4%

59 Barmstedt 35.4%

60 Heiligenhafen 35.4%

61 Timmendorfer Strand 35.4%

62 Großhansdorf 35.4%

63 Niebüll 35.4%

64 Faldera 35.4%

65 Ahrensbök 35.4%

66 Reinfeld 35.4%

67 Heikendorf 35.4%

68 Kellinghusen 35.4%

69 Oststeinbek 35.4%

70 Grömitz 35.4%

71 Meldorf 35.4%

72 Bordesholm 35.4%

73 Trittau 35.4%

74 Raisdorf 35.4%

75 Leck 35.4%

76 Flintbek 35.4%

77 Böcklersiedlung-Bugenhagen 35.4%

78 Nortorf 35.4%

79 Fockbek 35.4%

80 Schönkirchen 35.4%

81 Kropp 35.4%

82 Gettorf 35.4%

83 Hohenlockstedt 35.4%

84 Glücksburg 35.4%

85 Handewitt 35.4%

86 Einfeld 35.4%

87 Klausdorf 35.4%

88 Burg auf Fehmarn 35.4%

89 Tangstedt 35.4%

90 Appen 35.4%

91 Lütjenburg 35.4%

92 Wittorf 35.4%

93 Gadeland 35.4%

94 Tarp 35.4%

95 Ellerau 35.4%

96 Büchen 35.4%

97 Süsel 35.4%

98 Gartenstadt 35.4%

99 Laboe 35.4%

100 Westerrönfeld 35.4%

The most educated cities in Schleswig-Holstein have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Kiel leads with 35.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Kiel, 35.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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