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Life Satisfaction in Germany by Education Level and Gender (2013-2024)

Key Insights

  • Education Impact: Higher education levels consistently show higher life satisfaction scores, with ED5-8 (tertiary education) maintaining the highest ratings around 7.6-7.7 throughout the period.
  • Notable Decline in 2022: All education groups show a significant drop in life satisfaction in 2022, with the most dramatic decrease occurring across all levels.
  • Recovery Pattern: After the 2022 decline, all education levels show recovery in 2023 and stabilization in 2024, though not reaching pre-2022 levels.
  • Education as Stability Factor: Higher education (ED5-8) shows more resilience and stability in life satisfaction compared to lower education levels throughout the period.
  • Consistent Hierarchy: The education-satisfaction hierarchy remains consistent throughout all years, with ED5-8 > ED3_4 > TOTAL > ED0-2.

Chart Description

Chart Type: Multi-line chart showing trends over time

Colors Used:

  • #18baa8 (Main color) – ED0-2 (Lower education)
  • #4a90e2 (Blue) – ED3_4 (Medium education)
  • #f39c12 (Orange) – ED5-8 (Higher education)
  • #e74c3c (Red) – TOTAL (Overall average)

Education Levels: ED0-2 (Pre-primary to lower secondary), ED3_4 (Upper secondary to post-secondary), ED5-8 (Tertiary education), TOTAL (All education levels combined)

Time Period: 2013, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024

Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment

DE (Germany)

Data-Level: DE Source: Eurostat (ilc_pw01) - Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Data represents average ratings on a scale of 0-10. Some data points may be missing due to insufficient sample sizes. Generated from official Eurostat data for Germany (DE).

General population structureLife Satisfaction

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