Current Depressive Symptoms in Germany by Education Level (2014-2019)

Key Insights:

Chart Type: Grouped Bar Chart

Colors Used: Primary color #18baa8 (teal) for 2014 data, darker shade #138a7a for 2019 data

Analysis: The data shows varying trends in depressive symptoms across education levels between 2014 and 2019.
Lower education levels (ED0-2) showed an increase from 11.9% to 13.3%, while middle education levels (ED3_4) increased from 9.0% to 9.5%.
Higher education levels (ED5-8) showed a decrease from 5.9% to 5.0%. Overall, there’s a clear inverse relationship between education level and depression rates,
with lower education associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms.

Legend Description:

Education Levels:

• ED0-2: Low education (Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education)
• ED3_4: Medium education (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
• ED5-8: High education (Tertiary education)
• TOTAL: All education levels combined

DPR: Depression indicator – Current depressive symptoms

Data represents percentage of total population by education level experiencing current depressive symptoms.