 In Hölstein about 835 or (40.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 257 or (12.4%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 257 who completed tertiary schooling, 66.1% were Swiss men, 20.6% were Swiss women, 9.3% were non-Swiss men and 3.9% were non-Swiss women., there were 21 students in Hölstein who came from another municipality, while 182 residents attended schools outside the municipality.