Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
People aged 25 to 34 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 34 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).
The EU has set a target of at least 45% by 2030 for this age group. It shows recent graduates; for the whole adult population use tertiary_attainment_share_25_64. Not comparable with the US bachelors_degree_share, which excludes associate degrees and covers everyone aged 25 and over.
Key facts
- Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in the European Union (27) was 44.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Ireland had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 66.8%, and Romania the lowest, at 23%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 271 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
EU countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Darmstadt
- Köln
- Gießen
- Karlsruhe
- Münster
- Kassel
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"tertiary_attainment_share_25_34","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=tertiary_attainment_share_25_34&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)