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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden was 48.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 6 regions in 2025.

202548.4%
Change on 2024-1.2 pts
Rank1st of 6Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high49.62024
Series low23.72000

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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025

2030405020002004200820122016202020252000: 23.7 %2001: 30.8 %2002: 31.3 %2003: 31.7 %2004: 32.9 %2005: 34.3 %2006: 35.2 %2007: 36.9 %2008: 37.4 %2009: 38.5 %2010: 39.4 %2011: 36.9 %2012: 36.5 %2013: 39.3 %2014: 43.7 %2015: 44.3 %2016: 45.6 %2017: 45.1 %2018: 46.5 %2019: 45.2 %2020: 47.6 %2021: 46.5 %2022: 46.1 %2023: 48.3 %2024: 49.6 %2025: 48.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202548.4
202449.6 Series break
202348.3
202246.1
202146.5 Series break
202047.6
201945.2 Series break
201846.5
201745.1
201645.6
201544.3
201443.7 Series break
201339.3
201236.5
201136.9 Series break
201039.4 Series break
200938.5
200837.4
200736.9
200635.2 Series break
200534.3
200432.9
200331.7
200231.3
200130.8 Series break
200023.7

Compared with Bulgaria and European Union (27)

Place2025
Yugozapaden48.4
Bulgaria41.2
European Union (27)44.8

Rankings

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 and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04) (Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/yugozapaden-bg41. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/yugozapaden-bg41.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/yugozapaden-bg41 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, Yugozapaden, 2000 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/yugozapaden-bg41. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden?

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden was 48.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 6 regions in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Yugozapaden?

49.6% in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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