Around 37 percent of people who founded a startup in Germany in 2022 had a master's degree. This was the most widespread type of degree in this ranking, followed by university diplomas and bachelor's degrees.
Startup founders in Germany in 2022, by level of education
The data comes from the German Startup Monitor (DSM) for which high-quality data sets are collected annually from founders and managing directors of startups. The founders or managing directors (members of the executive board e.g. chief level) of startups received a special questionnaire link by email which was sent through selected DSM network partners. In 2022, 1,976 complete data sets were collected for the survey between May 9 and June 26, 2022.
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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