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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in European Union (27)

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in the European Union (27) was 44.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024.

202544.8%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Series high44.82025
Series low23.12002

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in European Union (27), 2002 to 2025

20253035404520022006201020142018202220252002: 23.1 %2003: 24.6 %2004: 26.3 %2005: 27.2 %2006: 28.1 %2007: 28.9 %2008: 29.9 %2009: 31.2 %2010: 32.2 %2011: 33.1 %2012: 34.1 %2013: 35.2 %2014: 35.9 %2015: 36.5 %2016: 36.8 %2017: 37.6 %2018: 38.7 %2019: 39.6 %2020: 40.7 %2021: 41.5 %2022: 42 %2023: 43.1 %2024: 43.9 %2025: 44.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 24 values
Period%
202544.8
202443.9
202343.1
202242
202141.5 Series break
202040.7
201939.6
201838.7
201737.6
201636.8
201536.5
201435.9 Series break
201335.2
201234.1
201133.1
201032.2
200931.2
200829.9
200728.9
200628.1
200527.2
200426.3
200324.6
200223.1

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Definition

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in European Union (27)?

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in the European Union (27) was 44.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in European Union (27)?

44.8% in 2025, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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