EU regions (NUTS 2) by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64
Região Autónoma dos Açores had the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 of 243 regions in 2019, at 67.1%. Praha had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 18.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 21.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 67.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 2 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 57.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 3 | Extremadura | 53.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 4 | Norte | 53.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 5 | Ceuta | 53.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 6 | Alentejo | 52.4 | |
| 7 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 51.7 | |
| 8 | Algarve | 49.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 9 | Centro (PT) | 49.1 | |
| 10 | Guyane | 48.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 11 | Puglia | 48.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 12 | Castilla-La Mancha | 48.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 13 | Sicilia | 48 | -0.5 pts |
| 14 | Andalusia | 47.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 14 | Melilla | 47.8 | 0 pts |
| 16 | Region of Murcia | 47.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 17 | Campania | 47.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 18 | Sardegna | 45.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 19 | Calabria | 45.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 20 | Canary Islands | 42.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 21 | Malta | 42.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 22 | Balearic Islands | 41.4 | -1 pts |
| 23 | La Réunion | 40.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 24 | Valencian Community | 39.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 25 | Galicia | 39.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 26 | Península de Setúbal | 39.3 | |
| 27 | Guadeloupe | 39.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 28 | Castile and León | 38.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 29 | La Rioja | 38.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 30 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 38.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 31 | Molise | 37.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 32 | Basilicata | 37.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 32 | Dytiki Elláda | 37.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 34 | Piemonte | 36.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Catalonia | 36.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 36 | Lombardia | 35.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 37 | Veneto | 35.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Toscana | 35.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 39 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 34.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 40 | Marche | 34.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 41 | Aragon | 34.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 42 | Martinique | 34.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 43 | Corse Low reliability | 33.7 | -5.3 pts |
| 44 | Asturias | 33.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Grande Lisboa | 33.1 | |
| 46 | Abruzzo | 32.3 | -1 pts |
| 46 | Ionia Nisia | 32.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 48 | Cantabria | 31.3 | 0 pts |
| 49 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 31.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 50 | Liguria | 31.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 51 | Emilia-Romagna | 30.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 52 | Sterea Elláda | 30.8 | -5.5 pts |
| 53 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 30.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 54 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 29.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 55 | Lazio | 29.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 55 | Peloponnisos | 29.5 | -4 pts |
| 57 | Nord-Est | 29.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 58 | Navarre | 29.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 59 | Umbria | 28.7 | -3 pts |
| 60 | Ipeiros | 28.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 61 | Notio Aigaio | 28.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 62 | Basque Country | 27.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 63 | Kriti | 27.8 | -5.4 pts |
| 63 | Prov. Hainaut | 27.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 65 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 27.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 66 | Picardie | 27.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 67 | Thessalia | 26.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Liège | 26.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 69 | Dytiki Makedonia | 26 | -6.6 pts |
| 70 | Community of Madrid | 25.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 71 | Sud-Est | 25.6 | -1 pts |
| 72 | Limburg (NL) Series break | 25.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 73 | Champagne-Ardenne | 23.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 73 | Severoiztochen Series break | 23.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 73 | Zeeland Series break | 23.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 76 | Prov. Namur | 23.3 | +2 pts |
| 77 | Voreio Aigaio | 23.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 77 | Yugoiztochen Series break | 23.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 79 | Sjælland | 22.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 80 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 22.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 80 | Sud-Muntenia | 22.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 82 | Panonska Hrvatska | 22.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 83 | Kentriki Makedonia | 22.2 | -5.4 pts |
| 83 | Yuzhen tsentralen Series break | 22.2 | 0 pts |
| 85 | Nordjylland | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 86 | Basse-Normandie | 21.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 86 | Friesland (NL) Series break | 21.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 86 | Haute-Normandie | 21.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 89 | Overijssel Series break | 21.7 | 0 pts |
| 90 | Franche-Comté | 21.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 90 | Gelderland Series break | 21.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 92 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 21.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 93 | Zuid-Holland Series break | 21 | |
| 94 | Centru | 20.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 94 | Flevoland Series break | 20.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 94 | Noord-Brabant Series break | 20.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 94 | Prov. Antwerpen | 20.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 98 | Dél-Dunántúl | 20.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 99 | Észak-Alföld | 20.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 99 | Észak-Magyarország | 20.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 20.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 102 | Lorraine | 20.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 103 | Syddanmark | 20.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 104 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 20.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 105 | Groningen Series break | 20.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 105 | Severozapaden Series break | 20.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 107 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 20.2 | -1 pts |
| 107 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 20.2 | 0 pts |
| 109 | Centre - Val de Loire | 20 | -0.9 pts |
| 109 | Nord-Vest | 20 | -2.1 pts |
| 111 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 19.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Bremen | 19.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 113 | Drenthe Series break | 19.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 114 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 19.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 115 | Limousin | 19.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 115 | Vorarlberg | 19.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 117 | Poitou-Charentes | 19.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 118 | Northern and Western | 18.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 119 | Midtjylland | 18.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 120 | Auvergne | 18.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 121 | Arnsberg | 18.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 121 | Düsseldorf | 18.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 123 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 18.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 124 | Ile-de-France | 18.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 125 | Noord-Holland Series break | 17.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 126 | Kýpros | 17.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 126 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 17.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 128 | Pays de la Loire | 17.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 129 | Norra Mellansverige | 17.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 129 | Southern | 17.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 131 | Alsace | 17.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 131 | Bourgogne | 17.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 131 | Rhône-Alpes | 17.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 134 | Wien | 16.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 135 | Aquitaine | 16.6 | -2 pts |
| 135 | Köln | 16.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 135 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 16.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 135 | Severen tsentralen Series break | 16.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 139 | Detmold | 16.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 140 | Közép-Dunántúl | 16.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 140 | Tirol | 16.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 142 | Darmstadt | 16 | +0.1 pts |
| 142 | Vest | 16 | -1.5 pts |
| 144 | Hamburg | 15.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 144 | Saarland | 15.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 146 | Småland med öarna | 15.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 147 | Dél-Alföld | 15.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 147 | Münster | 15.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 149 | Utrecht Series break | 15.5 | |
| 150 | Sydsverige | 15.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 151 | Burgenland | 15.1 | 0 pts |
| 151 | Koblenz | 15.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | Weser-Ems | 15.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 154 | Attiki | 15 | -2.2 pts |
| 155 | Östra Mellansverige | 14.9 | -1 pts |
| 156 | Eastern and Midland | 14.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 156 | Gießen | 14.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 158 | Hannover | 14.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 159 | Freiburg | 14.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 160 | Stuttgart | 14.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 160 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | 14.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 162 | Åland Low reliability | 14.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 162 | Midi-Pyrénées | 14.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 164 | Mittelfranken | 14 | -0.5 pts |
| 165 | Braunschweig | 13.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 165 | Hovedstaden | 13.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 167 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 13.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 168 | Bretagne | 13.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 168 | Karlsruhe | 13.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 168 | Tübingen | 13.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 171 | Oberösterreich | 13.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 172 | Salzburg | 13.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 172 | Severozápad | 13.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 172 | Västsverige | 13.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 175 | Kassel | 13.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 175 | Niederösterreich | 13.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 177 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 12.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 177 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 12.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 179 | Lüneburg | 12.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 180 | Steiermark | 12.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 181 | Mellersta Norrland | 12.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 181 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 12.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 183 | Oberpfalz | 12.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 184 | Berlin | 12.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 184 | Schleswig-Holstein | 12.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 186 | Stockholm | 12.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 186 | Východné Slovensko | 12.2 | +1 pts |
| 188 | Schwaben | 11.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 189 | Pest | 11.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 190 | Niederbayern | 11.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 190 | Oberfranken | 11.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 192 | Unterfranken | 11.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 193 | Kärnten | 11.1 | 0 pts |
| 194 | Eesti | 11 | -1 pts |
| 195 | Etelä-Suomi | 10.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 195 | Trier | 10.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 10.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 197 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | 10.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 199 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 10.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 200 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 10.3 | 0 pts |
| 201 | Oberbayern | 10 | +0.3 pts |
| 202 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | 9.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 203 | Zahodna Slovenija | 9.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 204 | Länsi-Suomi | 9.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 204 | Lubuskie Series break | 9.4 | 0 pts |
| 206 | Övre Norrland | 9.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 207 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | 9.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 207 | Podlaskie Series break | 9.1 | -1 pts |
| 207 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 9.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 210 | Latvija | 8.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 210 | Lubelskie Series break | 8.8 | -1 pts |
| 212 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 8.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 212 | Stredné Slovensko | 8.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 212 | Yugozapaden Series break | 8.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 215 | Łódzkie Series break | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 216 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 217 | Brandenburg | 7.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 218 | Moravskoslezsko | 7.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 219 | Západné Slovensko | 7.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 220 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 7.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 221 | Wielkopolskie Series break | 7 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Budapest | 6.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 223 | Pomorskie Series break | 6.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 224 | Podkarpackie Series break | 6.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 225 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 6.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 226 | Leipzig | 6.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 227 | Jihozápad | 6.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 227 | Opolskie Series break | 6.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 229 | Severovýchod | 6.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 230 | Małopolskie Series break | 5.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 230 | Střední Morava | 5.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 230 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 5.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 233 | Chemnitz | 5.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 234 | Grad Zagreb | 5.3 | +1 pts |
| 235 | Jihovýchod | 5 | +0.1 pts |
| 236 | Śląskie Series break | 4.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 237 | Dresden | 4.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 237 | Thüringen | 4.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 239 | Střední Čechy | 4.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 240 | Bratislavský kraj | 4 | +0.1 pts |
| 241 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | 3.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 242 | Sostinės regionas | 3.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 243 | Praha | 2.8 | -0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).
Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table
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Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), EU regions (NUTS 2) by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, 2019. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/eu-regions?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
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Which region has the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64?
Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 67.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64?
Praha, with 2.8% in 2019.
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