EU regions (NUTS 2) by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64
Mayotte had the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 of 243 regions in 2024, at 68%. Warszawski stołeczny had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 17% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 19.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte Series break | 68 | |
| 2 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 57.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 3 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 51.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 4 | Guyane Series break | 48 | +0.7 pts |
| 5 | Melilla | 47.6 | +4.3 pts |
| 6 | Extremadura | 45.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 7 | Region of Murcia | 45.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 8 | Castilla-La Mancha | 45.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Ceuta | 44.6 | -14.2 pts |
| 10 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 43.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 10 | Sicilia | 43.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 12 | Norte | 43.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 13 | Sardegna | 43.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 14 | Puglia | 43.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 15 | Alentejo | 42.1 | -5.7 pts |
| 16 | Andalusia | 42 | -0.7 pts |
| 17 | Campania | 41.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 18 | Valencian Community | 39.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 19 | Algarve | 39.1 | -4.4 pts |
| 19 | Centro (PT) | 39.1 | -4.5 pts |
| 21 | Balearic Islands | 38.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 22 | Calabria | 38.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 23 | Canary Islands | 37.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 36.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 25 | La Rioja | 36.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 26 | La Réunion Series break | 36.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 27 | Aragon | 34.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 28 | Castile and León | 34.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 28 | Galicia | 34.4 | -1 pts |
| 30 | Basilicata | 34 | -0.7 pts |
| 31 | Piemonte | 32.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 32 | Toscana | 32.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 33 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 32.2 | -3.4 pts |
| 34 | Guadeloupe Series break | 32 | -1.7 pts |
| 35 | Catalonia | 31.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 36 | Molise | 31.1 | -3 pts |
| 37 | Notio Aigaio | 30.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 38 | Lombardia | 30.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 39 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 30.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 40 | Veneto | 30.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 41 | Malta | 30 | -1.4 pts |
| 42 | Península de Setúbal | 29.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 43 | Marche | 29.7 | -3.1 pts |
| 44 | Abruzzo | 28.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 44 | Asturias | 28.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 44 | Liguria | 28.5 | 0 pts |
| 47 | Emilia-Romagna | 28.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 48 | Sud-Est | 28.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 49 | Sterea Elláda | 28.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 50 | Navarre | 26.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 51 | Cantabria | 26.4 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Voreio Aigaio | 26.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 53 | Community of Madrid | 25.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 54 | Bremen | 25.7 | -2 pts |
| 54 | Martinique Series break | 25.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 56 | Grande Lisboa | 25.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 57 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 25.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 58 | Corse Low reliability | 24.9 | -3 pts |
| 58 | Lazio | 24.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 60 | Nord-Est | 24.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 61 | Umbria | 24.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 61 | Zeeland | 24.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 63 | Prov. Hainaut | 24 | -1 pts |
| 64 | Kriti | 23.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 65 | Limburg (NL) | 23.5 | -1 pts |
| 66 | Düsseldorf | 23.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 67 | Dytiki Elláda | 23.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 22.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 69 | Peloponnisos | 22.7 | -4.8 pts |
| 70 | Arnsberg | 22.4 | +1 pts |
| 71 | Sud-Muntenia | 21.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 72 | Weser-Ems | 21.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 73 | Flevoland | 21.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 74 | Ionia Nisia | 21 | -4.7 pts |
| 74 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 76 | Basque Country | 20.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 77 | Champagne-Ardenne Series break | 20.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 77 | Nord-Vest | 20.7 | 0 pts |
| 77 | Picardie Series break | 20.7 | -2.7 pts |
| 80 | Drenthe | 20.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Centru | 20.5 | 0 pts |
| 82 | Noord-Brabant | 20.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 83 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 20.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 84 | Észak-Magyarország | 20.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 84 | Nordjylland | 20.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 84 | Prov. Liège | 20.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 84 | Zuid-Holland | 20.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 88 | Hannover | 19.9 | 0 pts |
| 89 | Bourgogne Series break | 19.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 89 | Syddanmark | 19.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 91 | Overijssel | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 92 | Darmstadt | 19 | +0.3 pts |
| 92 | Dytiki Makedonia | 19 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Friesland (NL) | 19 | +0.6 pts |
| 92 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 19 | +1.4 pts |
| 92 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 19 | -2.4 pts |
| 92 | Saarland | 19 | +0.3 pts |
| 98 | Sjælland | 18.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 99 | Detmold | 18.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 100 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break | 18.5 | +1 pts |
| 101 | Gelderland | 18.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 102 | Köln | 18.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 102 | Münster | 18.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 104 | Lorraine Series break | 18.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 104 | Trier | 18.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 106 | Noord-Holland | 18 | +0.3 pts |
| 106 | Thessalia | 18 | -3.8 pts |
| 108 | Észak-Alföld | 17.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 109 | Koblenz | 17.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 17.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 111 | Ipeiros | 17.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 112 | Kassel | 17.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 112 | Nord-Pas de Calais Series break | 17.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 112 | Prov. Namur | 17.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 112 | Yugoiztochen Series break | 17.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 116 | Vorarlberg | 17.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 117 | Languedoc-Roussillon Series break | 17.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 117 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 17.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 117 | Schleswig-Holstein | 17.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 120 | Braunschweig | 17 | -0.5 pts |
| 120 | Kentriki Makedonia | 17 | -1.2 pts |
| 120 | Lüneburg | 17 | -1.5 pts |
| 123 | Groningen | 16.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 124 | Berlin | 16.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 124 | Dél-Dunántúl | 16.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 124 | Severoiztochen Series break | 16.8 | -3.6 pts |
| 127 | Panonska Hrvatska | 16.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 128 | Midtjylland | 16.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 129 | Gießen | 16.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 129 | Stuttgart | 16.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 129 | Yuzhen tsentralen Series break | 16.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 132 | Wien | 16.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 133 | Franche-Comté Series break | 16.2 | +1 pts |
| 134 | Basse-Normandie Series break | 16.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 135 | Karlsruhe | 16 | -0.8 pts |
| 135 | Niederbayern | 16 | -0.5 pts |
| 137 | Ile-de-France Series break | 15.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 137 | Poitou-Charentes Series break | 15.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 139 | Hamburg | 15.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 139 | Haute-Normandie Series break | 15.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 141 | Prov. Antwerpen | 15.5 | 0 pts |
| 142 | Auvergne Series break | 15.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 142 | Freiburg | 15.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 144 | Oberfranken | 15.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 144 | Severozapaden Series break | 15.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 146 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 15.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 147 | Limousin Series break | 14.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 148 | Mittelfranken | 14.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 149 | Oberösterreich | 14.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 150 | Severen tsentralen Series break | 14.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 151 | Schwaben | 14 | +0.3 pts |
| 151 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 14 | -0.5 pts |
| 151 | Tirol | 14 | -0.7 pts |
| 151 | Unterfranken | 14 | -1.3 pts |
| 151 | Utrecht | 14 | -1.2 pts |
| 156 | Kýpros | 13.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 157 | Tübingen | 13.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 158 | Centre - Val de Loire Series break | 13.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 158 | Vest | 13.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 160 | Rhône-Alpes Series break | 13.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 161 | Aquitaine Series break | 13.3 | 0 pts |
| 161 | Pays de la Loire Series break | 13.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 163 | Oberbayern | 13.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 13.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 165 | Dél-Alföld | 13.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 166 | Östra Mellansverige | 13 | -0.7 pts |
| 167 | Norra Mellansverige | 12.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 168 | Alsace Series break | 12.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 168 | Småland med öarna | 12.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 170 | Northern and Western | 12.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 170 | Steiermark | 12.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 172 | Hovedstaden | 12.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 173 | Niederösterreich | 12.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 173 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 12.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 175 | Etelä-Suomi | 12.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 176 | Közép-Dunántúl | 12.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 176 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 12.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 178 | Bretagne Series break | 11.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 178 | Mellersta Norrland | 11.9 | 0 pts |
| 178 | Midi-Pyrénées Series break | 11.9 | 0 pts |
| 181 | Burgenland | 11.8 | -1 pts |
| 181 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 11.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 183 | Sydsverige | 11.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 184 | Oberpfalz | 11.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 185 | Salzburg | 11.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Severozápad | 11.5 | 0 pts |
| 187 | Southern | 11.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 187 | Västsverige | 11.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 189 | Eesti | 11.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 190 | Brandenburg | 11 | -0.2 pts |
| 191 | Attiki | 10.6 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Länsi-Suomi | 10.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 193 | Východné Slovensko | 10.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 194 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 10 | -0.8 pts |
| 195 | Kärnten | 9.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 195 | Stockholm | 9.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 9.7 | 0 pts |
| 197 | Zahodna Slovenija | 9.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 199 | Eastern and Midland | 9.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 199 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 9.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 199 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 9.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 202 | Latvija | 9.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 203 | Leipzig | 9 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 8.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 205 | Pest | 8 | -1.8 pts |
| 205 | Thüringen | 8 | +0.8 pts |
| 207 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 7.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 208 | Podlaskie | 7.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 209 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 7.1 | +1 pts |
| 209 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 7.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 209 | Övre Norrland | 7.1 | 0 pts |
| 212 | Zachodniopomorskie | 6.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 213 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 6.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 214 | Lubuskie | 6.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 214 | Yugozapaden Series break | 6.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 216 | Moravskoslezsko | 6.3 | -1 pts |
| 217 | Jihozápad | 6.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 217 | Lubelskie | 6.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 219 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 6.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 219 | Łódzkie | 6.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 219 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 6.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 219 | Świętokrzyskie | 6.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 223 | Chemnitz | 6 | -0.2 pts |
| 223 | Dresden | 6 | -0.3 pts |
| 225 | Opolskie | 5.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 225 | Severovýchod | 5.6 | -1 pts |
| 227 | Střední Čechy | 5.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 228 | Pomorskie | 5.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 229 | Střední Morava | 5.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 230 | Stredné Slovensko | 5.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 231 | Jihovýchod | 5 | +1 pts |
| 232 | Dolnośląskie | 4.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 232 | Západné Slovensko | 4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 234 | Podkarpackie | 4.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 234 | Wielkopolskie | 4.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 236 | Małopolskie | 4.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 236 | Śląskie | 4.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 238 | Sostinės regionas | 3.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 239 | Budapest | 3.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 240 | Grad Zagreb | 2.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 241 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 242 | Praha | 2.1 | 0 pts |
| 243 | Warszawski stołeczny | 2 | +0.2 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 2024 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64?
Mayotte, with 68% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64?
Warszawski stołeczny, with 2% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 regions have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.