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EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2025

Sostinės regionas had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 of 243 regions in 2025, at 77.4%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 42.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 44.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest77.4Sostinės regionas
Lowest14.3Mayotte
Median42.2243 regions
European Union (27)44.8History

Top 40 regions, 2025

Sostinės regionas: 77.4 %Sostinės regionas77.4Ile-de-France: 72.7 %Ile-de-France72.7Eastern and Midland: 70.4 %Eastern and Midland70.4Warszawski stołeczny: 69.6 %Warszawski stołeczny69.6Basque Country: 68.6 %Basque Country68.6Prov. Brabant wallon: 66.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon66.7Utrecht: 66.2 %Utrecht66.2Stockholm: 65.9 %Stockholm65.9Luxembourg: 65.2 %Luxembourg65.2Hovedstaden: 64.7 %Hovedstaden64.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 63.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…63.5Southern: 63.4 %Southern63.4Noord-Holland: 62.6 %Noord-Holland62.6Budapest: 62 %Budapest62Praha: 61.5 %Praha61.5Northern and Western: 61.2 %Northern and Western61.2Groningen: 60.3 %Groningen60.3Navarre: 60.2 %Navarre60.2Rhône-Alpes: 60.1 %Rhône-Alpes60.1Kýpros: 60 %Kýpros60Cantabria: 59.8 %Cantabria59.8Grad Zagreb: 58.9 %Grad Zagreb58.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 57.8 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant57.8Catalonia: 57.5 %Catalonia57.5Community of Madrid: 57.3 %Community of Madrid57.3Oberbayern: 57.2 %Oberbayern57.2Zuid-Holland: 56.7 %Zuid-Holland56.7Midi-Pyrénées: 56.4 %Midi-Pyrénées56.4Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 56.4 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen56.4Bratislavský kraj: 55.5 %Bratislavský kraj55.5Berlin: 55.3 %Berlin55.3Asturias: 55 %Asturias55Pays de la Loire: 54.9 %Pays de la Loire54.9Noord-Brabant: 54.7 %Noord-Brabant54.7Gelderland: 53.8 %Gelderland53.8Nord-Pas de Calais: 53.6 %Nord-Pas de Calais53.6Aquitaine: 53.3 %Aquitaine53.3Galicia: 53.3 %Galicia53.3Valencian Community: 53.1 %Valencian Community53.1Västsverige: 52.9 %Västsverige52.9Sostinės regionas: 77.4 %Sostinės regionas77.4Ile-de-France: 72.7 %Ile-de-France72.7Eastern and Midland: 70.4 %Eastern and Midland70.4Warszawski stołeczny: 69.6 %Warszawski stołeczny69.6Basque Country: 68.6 %Basque Country68.6Prov. Brabant wallon: 66.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon66.7Utrecht: 66.2 %Utrecht66.2Stockholm: 65.9 %Stockholm65.9Luxembourg: 65.2 %Luxembourg65.2Hovedstaden: 64.7 %Hovedstaden64.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 63.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…63.5Southern: 63.4 %Southern63.4Noord-Holland: 62.6 %Noord-Holland62.6Budapest: 62 %Budapest62Praha: 61.5 %Praha61.5Northern and Western: 61.2 %Northern and Western61.2Groningen: 60.3 %Groningen60.3Navarre: 60.2 %Navarre60.2Rhône-Alpes: 60.1 %Rhône-Alpes60.1Kýpros: 60 %Kýpros60Cantabria: 59.8 %Cantabria59.8Grad Zagreb: 58.9 %Grad Zagreb58.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 57.8 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant57.8Catalonia: 57.5 %Catalonia57.5Community of Madrid: 57.3 %Community of Madrid57.3Oberbayern: 57.2 %Oberbayern57.2Zuid-Holland: 56.7 %Zuid-Holland56.7Midi-Pyrénées: 56.4 %Midi-Pyrénées56.4Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 56.4 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen56.4Bratislavský kraj: 55.5 %Bratislavský kraj55.5Berlin: 55.3 %Berlin55.3Asturias: 55 %Asturias55Pays de la Loire: 54.9 %Pays de la Loire54.9Noord-Brabant: 54.7 %Noord-Brabant54.7Gelderland: 53.8 %Gelderland53.8Nord-Pas de Calais: 53.6 %Nord-Pas de Calais53.6Aquitaine: 53.3 %Aquitaine53.3Galicia: 53.3 %Galicia53.3Valencian Community: 53.1 %Valencian Community53.1Västsverige: 52.9 %Västsverige52.9
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Sostinės regionas77.4+6.2 pts
2Ile-de-France72.7+4.2 pts
3Eastern and Midland70.4+2.7 pts
4Warszawski stołeczny69.6+1 pts
5Basque Country68.6+0.8 pts
6Prov. Brabant wallon66.7+2.3 pts
7Utrecht66.20 pts
8Stockholm65.9+1.1 pts
9Luxembourg65.2+1.4 pts
10Hovedstaden64.7+1.9 pts
11Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest63.5+3.8 pts
12Southern63.40 pts
13Noord-Holland62.6+0.6 pts
14Budapest620 pts
15Praha61.5+4.3 pts
16Northern and Western61.2+1.1 pts
17Groningen60.3-0.1 pts
18Navarre60.2-0.2 pts
19Rhône-Alpes60.1+3.7 pts
20Kýpros60-0.3 pts
21Cantabria59.8-2.1 pts
22Grad Zagreb58.9+2.1 pts
23Prov. Vlaams-Brabant57.8+3.5 pts
24Catalonia57.50 pts
25Community of Madrid57.3-1.3 pts
26Oberbayern57.2+5.7 pts
27Zuid-Holland56.7+2.5 pts
28Midi-Pyrénées56.4-1.2 pts
28Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen56.4-0.6 pts
30Bratislavský kraj55.5-3 pts
31Berlin55.3+1.7 pts
32Asturias55-3 pts
33Pays de la Loire54.9-0.8 pts
34Noord-Brabant54.7-0.1 pts
35Gelderland53.8-0.3 pts
36Nord-Pas de Calais53.6+3.3 pts
37Aquitaine53.3+3.1 pts
37Galicia53.3+0.3 pts
39Valencian Community53.1+1.8 pts
40Västsverige52.9-2.9 pts
41Castile and León52.3-0.5 pts
41Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur52.3+2.4 pts
41Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas52.3+0.8 pts
44Centre - Val de Loire51.6+9.2 pts
45Prov. Antwerpen51.5-1.5 pts
46Overijssel51.3+0.2 pts
46Prov. West-Vlaanderen51.3+3.5 pts
48Alsace51.2-3.3 pts
49Attiki51.1-0.6 pts
49Wien51.1-2 pts
51Limousin51+5.6 pts
52Basse-Normandie50.8+0.9 pts
53Dolnośląskie50.5+1.8 pts
53Östra Mellansverige50.5-2.6 pts
55Sydsverige49.9-3.8 pts
56Aragon49.6+1.9 pts
56Extremadura49.6+2.1 pts
58Midtjylland49.5-1.8 pts
59Prov. Limburg (BE)49.2+3.9 pts
60Grande Lisboa49-4.1 pts
61Bretagne48.9-0.6 pts
61La Rioja48.9-8.8 pts
63Limburg (NL)48.8+2.2 pts
63Pomorskie48.8-0.7 pts
65Hamburg48.7+1.4 pts
66Lorraine48.6+7.6 pts
67Languedoc-Roussillon48.5-1.7 pts
68Yugozapaden48.4-1.2 pts
69Friesland (NL)48.1+3.9 pts
69Małopolskie48.1-3.1 pts
71Malta47.7+0.6 pts
72Haute-Normandie47.6-1.4 pts
73Castilla-La Mancha47.4-0.5 pts
73Tübingen47.4+1.8 pts
75Bucureşti-Ilfov47.3-2.4 pts
75Ceuta47.3-0.5 pts
77Leipzig47.1+3.3 pts
78Dytiki Makedonia47-4.2 pts
78Ipeiros47-4.7 pts
78Prov. Liège47+2.7 pts
81Auvergne46.9+3.9 pts
82Poitou-Charentes46.7+2.4 pts
83Nordjylland46.6+4.5 pts
84Centro (PT)46.4+4 pts
84Prov. Luxembourg (BE)46.4+4 pts
86Köln46.1+3.7 pts
87Norra Mellansverige45.7+0.3 pts
87Zahodna Slovenija45.7-1 pts
89Karlsruhe45.6+2.9 pts
90Andalusia45.4-0.6 pts
90Flevoland45.4+5.7 pts
90Mittelfranken45.4+3.4 pts
93Småland med öarna45.1+2.4 pts
94Latvija44.7-0.3 pts
95Övre Norrland44.4-1.3 pts
96Eesti44.3+1.6 pts
96Kentriki Makedonia44.3-4.8 pts
96Region of Murcia44.3+2.7 pts
99Franche-Comté44.2+2.2 pts
99Syddanmark44.2+2.1 pts
101Salzburg44+4.1 pts
102Bourgogne43.8+2 pts
102Steiermark43.8+2.1 pts
104Canary Islands43.7-1.6 pts
104Darmstadt43.7+0.8 pts
106Prov. Namur43.6+3.3 pts
107Burgenland43.4+1.8 pts
107Helsinki-Uusimaa43.4-1.3 pts
109Balearic Islands43.2-1 pts
110Jadranska Hrvatska43.1+2 pts
110Śląskie43.1-0.8 pts
110Stuttgart43.1-0.6 pts
113Freiburg42.8+4.1 pts
113Kärnten42.8+3.1 pts
115Zeeland42.7+5.6 pts
116Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki42.5+7.3 pts
116Lubelskie42.50 pts
116Unterfranken42.5+3.5 pts
119Severoiztochen42.4+4.7 pts
120Jihovýchod42.2+3.8 pts
120Melilla Low reliability42.2+0.2 pts
120Podkarpackie42.2-0.2 pts
123Wielkopolskie42.1-1.3 pts
124Rheinhessen-Pfalz41.9+2.7 pts
125Łódzkie41.8+2.3 pts
126Peloponnisos41.7-3.9 pts
127Severen tsentralen41.6+1.7 pts
128Norte41.3-2.2 pts
129Champagne-Ardenne41-1 pts
129Península de Setúbal41-1.8 pts
131Prov. Hainaut40.9+3.1 pts
132Dresden40.8-2 pts
133Oberösterreich40.7+1.5 pts
133Oeste e Vale do Tejo40.7+4.6 pts
133Zachodniopomorskie40.7-1.3 pts
136Guadeloupe40.6-2.5 pts
137Podlaskie40.4+1.1 pts
138Oberpfalz40.3-0.5 pts
139Drenthe40.2-0.1 pts
139Vzhodna Slovenija40.2+0.3 pts
141Bremen39.9+7.2 pts
141Hannover39.9+1.9 pts
143Niederösterreich39.5-4.6 pts
144Mellersta Norrland39.3+6.6 pts
145Schwaben38.8+0.6 pts
146Picardie38.3+0.6 pts
147Gießen38.2+1.6 pts
147Weser-Ems38.2+2.5 pts
149Braunschweig38.1-0.6 pts
150Thessalia37.9-3.1 pts
151Martinique37.8+2.9 pts
151Região Autónoma da Madeira37.8+2.5 pts
153Świętokrzyskie37.5-1.3 pts
153Tirol37.5-2.8 pts
155Lazio37.4+0.3 pts
156Mazowiecki regionalny36.7-2.3 pts
156Opolskie36.7-6.3 pts
158Vorarlberg36.6+2.6 pts
158Yuzhen tsentralen36.6+2.4 pts
160Kriti36.5-1.6 pts
161Emilia-Romagna36.2-0.7 pts
162Länsi-Suomi36-2.3 pts
163Düsseldorf35.9+3.5 pts
164Thüringen35.6+2.4 pts
165Münster35.3+0.1 pts
165Sjælland35.3-0.6 pts
165Západné Slovensko35.3+2.6 pts
168Friuli-Venezia Giulia35.20 pts
168Trier Low reliability35.2+2.8 pts
170Etelä-Suomi34.8+0.2 pts
171Alentejo34.5+2.3 pts
171Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi34.5+0.5 pts
173Lubuskie34.4+1.5 pts
174Oberfranken34.1-0.3 pts
175Lombardia34-1.2 pts
175Východné Slovensko34+0.1 pts
177Umbria33.9-2.7 pts
178Detmold33.6+0.6 pts
179Provincia Autonoma di Trento33.5+0.4 pts
179Warmińsko-mazurskie33.5-0.7 pts
179Yugoiztochen33.5+3 pts
182Niederbayern33.3+3.5 pts
182Veneto33.3-3 pts
184Sterea Elláda33.2+6.8 pts
185Pest33+1.3 pts
186Střední Morava32.9+2.4 pts
187Marche32.8-0.5 pts
188Sjeverna Hrvatska32.6+0.6 pts
189Abruzzo32.50 pts
190Algarve32.4+0.5 pts
190Arnsberg32.4+2.9 pts
190Schleswig-Holstein32.4+0.6 pts
193Kujawsko-pomorskie32.3-2.2 pts
193Moravskoslezsko32.3+1.6 pts
195Ionia Nisia32+5.4 pts
196Panonska Hrvatska31.9+5.5 pts
197Brandenburg31.8+0.7 pts
197Kassel31.8-0.4 pts
199La Réunion31.6+1.8 pts
200Severovýchod31.5+2.7 pts
201Koblenz31.2-0.5 pts
202Chemnitz31.1+3.4 pts
202Stredné Slovensko31.1-5.4 pts
204Basilicata31+1.2 pts
205Lüneburg30.9+0.8 pts
206Toscana30.8-1.4 pts
207Severozapaden30.5+0.3 pts
208Jihozápad29.6+0.4 pts
208Saarland29.6+0.1 pts
210Mecklenburg-Vorpommern29.4-1.2 pts
211Piemonte29.3-1.7 pts
212Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability29-1.5 pts
213Sachsen-Anhalt28.9-1.1 pts
214Corse Low reliability28.7+7.6 pts
215Střední Čechy28.6+3.8 pts
216Liguria28-1.5 pts
217Puglia27.8+3.4 pts
218Molise27.6+0.1 pts
219Campania27.1-0.2 pts
220Dytiki Elláda26.7-9.3 pts
221Notio Aigaio26.6-0.1 pts
221Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability26.6+4.3 pts
223Észak-Alföld26+3.8 pts
224Calabria25.7-0.8 pts
225Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen24-1 pts
225Sicilia24+0.8 pts
227Sardegna23.8-1.8 pts
228Dél-Alföld23.3+0.8 pts
229Közép-Dunántúl23.2-2.1 pts
230Nord-Vest22.8-1.1 pts
231Dél-Dunántúl22-0.4 pts
232Nyugat-Dunántúl21-3.3 pts
233Észak-Magyarország20.9+0.2 pts
234Centru20.6+2.1 pts
235Sud-Vest Oltenia20.4+3.3 pts
236Severozápad19.7+0.6 pts
237Voreio Aigaio19.1-12.3 pts
238Nord-Est19-0.8 pts
239Guyane18.9-2.7 pts
240Vest17.3-2.8 pts
241Sud-Muntenia16.7+1.4 pts
242Sud-Est16.4+0.6 pts
243Mayotte14.3-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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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) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2025) [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, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04), EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/eu-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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