Total number of graduates

Nordrhein-Westfalen is the top region by total number of graduates in Germany. As of 2011, total number of graduates in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 208,987 that accounts for 24.50% of Germany's total number of graduates. The top 5 regions (others are Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Niedersachsen, and Hessen) account for 78.18% of it. Germany's total total number of graduates was estimated at 852,844 in 2011.