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

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 of 232 regions in 2014, at 69.6%. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 16.4%. The median was 33.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 35.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest69.6Warszawski stołeczny

Lowest16.4Região Autónoma dos Açores

Median33.4232 regions

European Union (27)35.9History

Top 40 regions, 2014

%. 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

Rank	Regions	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Warszawski stołeczny Series break	69.6	+6.9 pts
2	Sostinės regionas Series break	63.3	+1 pts
3	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	63.1	+2.5 pts
4	Basque Country Series break	57.6	-3.9 pts
5	Eastern and Midland Series break	57.4	+2.2 pts
6	Hovedstaden Series break	56	+0.6 pts
7	Stockholm Series break	55.4	+1.7 pts
8	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break	55.2	+5.4 pts
9	Kýpros Series break	54	+2.6 pts
10	Ile-de-France Series break	53.7	-0.2 pts
11	Luxembourg Series break	52.9	+4.8 pts
12	Budapest Series break	52.7	+1.7 pts
13	Bratislavský kraj Series break	52.5	+0.7 pts
14	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	52.4	-3.7 pts
15	Community of Madrid Series break	51.8	-0.7 pts
16	Asturias Series break	51.7	+2.7 pts
17	Noord-Holland Series break	50.7	+1.3 pts
18	Northern and Western Series break	48.6	-1.6 pts
18	Southern Series break	48.6	+0.8 pts
20	Navarre Series break	48.4	+1 pts
21	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	48.2	+3.5 pts
22	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break	48	+2.5 pts
23	Rhône-Alpes Series break	47.7	+3.2 pts
24	Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break	47.5	+0.6 pts
25	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	47.4	-0.7 pts
26	Bretagne Series break	47.3	+4.4 pts
27	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	47.1	+0.4 pts
27	Wien Series break	47.1	+11.1 pts
29	Groningen Series break	46.8	-0.7 pts
29	Praha Series break	46.8	-1.8 pts
31	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	46.7	+3.7 pts
31	Västsverige Series break	46.7	+2.7 pts
33	Podlaskie Series break	46.6	+2.3 pts
34	Sydsverige Series break	46.5	-0.5 pts
35	Catalonia Series break	45.9	+2.2 pts
36	Attiki Series break	44.9	+0.8 pts
37	Limousin Series break	44.8	+4.9 pts
38	Cantabria Series break	44.6	-2.6 pts
39	Noord-Brabant Series break	44.2	+1.7 pts
40	Lubelskie Series break	43.8	+0.2 pts
41	Yugozapaden Series break	43.7	+4.4 pts
42	Aragon Series break	43.5	-0.4 pts
43	Galicia Series break	43.4	+0.3 pts
43	Gelderland Series break	43.4	+3.8 pts
45	Dolnośląskie Series break	43.3	+2.9 pts
46	Auvergne Series break	43	+1.8 pts
46	Oberbayern Series break	43	+1.2 pts
46	Östra Mellansverige Series break	43	-0.3 pts
49	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	42.8	+0.8 pts
50	La Rioja Series break	42.7	-0.5 pts
51	Świętokrzyskie Series break	42.5	-1.3 pts
52	Castile and León Series break	42.4	+0.5 pts
53	Aquitaine Series break	41.9	+3.7 pts
53	Małopolskie Series break	41.9	-2.3 pts
53	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break	41.9	+4.2 pts
56	Łódzkie Series break	41.2	+0.4 pts
56	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	41.2	-0.8 pts
58	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	40.9	-2.4 pts
59	Alsace Series break	40.7	-3 pts
59	Prov. Liège Series break	40.7	+2.2 pts
61	Eesti Series break	40.6	0 pts
61	Śląskie Series break	40.6	-1.2 pts
63	Podkarpackie Series break	40.5	-0.4 pts
64	Thessalia Series break	40.3	+2.9 pts
65	Övre Norrland Series break	40.1	+0.3 pts
66	Valencian Community Series break	39.9	+0.7 pts
67	Lorraine Series break	39.8	+2.3 pts
68	Kentriki Makedonia Series break	39.7	+1.1 pts
69	Pays de la Loire Series break	39.5	-0.7 pts
70	Extremadura Series break	39.4	+4.7 pts
70	Latvija Series break	39.4	-1.3 pts
72	Overijssel Series break	39.3	+2.7 pts
72	Wielkopolskie Series break	39.3	+1 pts
74	Franche-Comté Series break	39.1	+1.2 pts
75	Pomorskie Series break	39	-1.6 pts
75	Småland med öarna Series break	39	+2.2 pts
75	Zahodna Slovenija Series break	39	-1 pts
78	Midtjylland Series break	38.8	-0.2 pts
78	Poitou-Charentes Series break	38.8	+2.1 pts
78	Prov. Namur Series break	38.8	-0.1 pts
81	Niederösterreich Series break	38.7	+19.1 pts
82	Länsi-Suomi Series break	38.4	+1.6 pts
82	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	38.4	+0.1 pts
84	Opolskie Series break	38.3	+3.6 pts
85	Ipeiros Series break	37.8	-1.2 pts
86	Kärnten Series break	37.7	+18 pts
87	Hamburg Series break	37.6	+3.1 pts
88	Zachodniopomorskie Series break	37.5	-0.2 pts
89	Bourgogne Series break	37.3	+0.9 pts
89	Vzhodna Slovenija Series break	37.3	+2.1 pts
91	Dytiki Makedonia Series break	37.2	+2.2 pts
92	Tirol Series break	37.1	+14.2 pts
93	Berlin Series break	37	-1.2 pts
93	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	37	+0.2 pts
95	Lubuskie Series break	36.6	+2.3 pts
95	Voreio Aigaio Series break	36.6	+1.5 pts
97	Etelä-Suomi Series break	36.5	+0.6 pts
98	Mazowiecki regionalny Series break	36.3	+0.8 pts
99	Limburg (NL) Series break	35.9	0 pts
100	Jihovýchod Series break	35.7	+3 pts
101	Dytiki Elláda Series break	35.5	+2.9 pts
102	Steiermark Series break	35.3	+11.8 pts
103	Peloponnisos Series break	35.2	+6.1 pts
104	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	35	-1 pts
104	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break	35	0 pts
106	Canary Islands Series break	34.9	-0.1 pts
106	Karlsruhe Series break	34.9	+0.5 pts
108	Martinique Series break	34.8	n/a
109	Salzburg Series break	34.6	+8 pts
110	Stuttgart Series break	34.5	-2.3 pts
111	Mellersta Norrland Series break	34.2	-0.1 pts
112	Basse-Normandie Series break	34	-3.5 pts
112	Haute-Normandie Series break	34	+0.8 pts
114	Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break	33.8	+0.2 pts
115	Balearic Islands Series break	33.7	+3 pts
116	Prov. Hainaut Series break	33.5	-0.4 pts
117	Darmstadt Series break	33.2	+0.5 pts
118	Jadranska Hrvatska Series break	32.8	+1.9 pts
119	Oberösterreich Series break	32.7	+13.3 pts
120	Andalusia Series break	32.5	+0.4 pts
120	Drenthe Series break	32.5	+4.1 pts
122	Bremen Series break	32.3	+2.6 pts
122	Severoiztochen Series break	32.3	+0.9 pts
124	Burgenland Series break	32	+13.4 pts
125	Tübingen Series break	31.9	-5.6 pts
126	Oberpfalz Series break	31.8	-1.7 pts
127	Syddanmark Series break	31.7	+1.3 pts
128	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	31.6	-1.5 pts
128	Norra Mellansverige Series break	31.6	+1.6 pts
128	Region of Murcia Series break	31.6	+1.5 pts
131	Flevoland Series break	31.5	+4.7 pts
131	Vorarlberg Series break	31.5	+10.2 pts
133	Köln Series break	31.4	-0.1 pts
133	Leipzig Series break	31.4	-7.6 pts
135	Malta Series break	31.3	+0.2 pts
135	Zeeland Series break	31.3	+2.2 pts
137	Pest Series break	31.1	+3.7 pts
138	Nordjylland Series break	31	+1.2 pts
139	Východné Slovensko Series break	30.8	+2.3 pts
140	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	30.7	-3.5 pts
140	Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break	30.7	-1.8 pts
142	Mittelfranken Series break	30.4	-0.6 pts
142	Norte Series break	30.4	+0.4 pts
142	Picardie Series break	30.4	+2.9 pts
145	Kriti Series break	30.2	+0.7 pts
146	Friesland (NL) Series break	30.1	-4.8 pts
146	Lazio Series break	30.1	+2.9 pts
146	Trier Series break	30.1	+3.8 pts
149	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	29.9	+2.9 pts
149	Unterfranken Series break	29.9	-5.1 pts
151	Guadeloupe Series break	29.5	n/a
152	Dresden Series break	29.1	-3.5 pts
152	Střední Morava Series break	29.1	+0.9 pts
154	Freiburg Series break	29	-2.5 pts
154	La Réunion Series break	29	n/a
156	Melilla Low reliability	28.8	+1.9 pts
156	Umbria Series break	28.8	+0.9 pts
158	Ionia Nisia Series break	28.7	+7.2 pts
159	Braunschweig Series break	28.4	-0.7 pts
160	Sterea Elláda Series break	28.1	+0.6 pts
161	Stredné Slovensko Series break	28	-0.6 pts
162	Molise Series break	27.8	+0.2 pts
163	Schwaben Series break	27.7	+1.1 pts
163	Severovýchod Series break	27.7	+2.3 pts
165	Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break	27.5	+1.1 pts
166	Střední Čechy Series break	27.4	+1.6 pts
167	Liguria Series break	27.3	+0.9 pts
168	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break	27.2	+2.6 pts
169	Lombardia Series break	27	+0.7 pts
170	Észak-Alföld Series break	26.9	-0.2 pts
170	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	26.9	+1.2 pts
172	Marche Series break	26.6	+0.7 pts
173	Hannover Series break	26.3	-1 pts
174	Gießen Series break	26.2	-4.6 pts
175	Dél-Alföld Series break	26	+0.9 pts
175	Notio Aigaio Series break	26	-0.2 pts
175	Sjælland Series break	26	-0.2 pts
178	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	25.8	-4.5 pts
179	Dél-Dunántúl Series break	25.7	-0.9 pts
180	Jihozápad Series break	25.5	-2 pts
180	Severen tsentralen Series break	25.5	+1.9 pts
182	Veneto Series break	25.4	+2.9 pts
183	Emilia-Romagna Series break	25.3	-1.2 pts
184	Düsseldorf Series break	25.2	-0.1 pts
184	Oberfranken Series break	25.2	-3.9 pts
186	Piemonte Series break	25	+1.4 pts
187	Abruzzo Series break	24.9	+0.5 pts
188	Nord-Vest Series break	24.8	+1.2 pts
189	Centru Series break	24.6	+2.2 pts
190	Észak-Magyarország Series break	24.5	+1.8 pts
191	Münster Series break	24.4	-2.9 pts
191	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	24.4	+1.3 pts
193	Toscana Series break	24.3	+1.8 pts
194	Moravskoslezsko Series break	23.8	-0.3 pts
195	Közép-Dunántúl Series break	23.6	-2 pts
196	Algarve Series break	23.5	-0.3 pts
196	Niederbayern Series break	23.5	-4.6 pts
198	Kassel Series break	23.4	-4 pts
199	Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break	23.2	-3.7 pts
200	Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break	23.1	+2.7 pts
201	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break	22.9	-1.1 pts
202	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	22.6	-1.1 pts
203	Calabria Series break	22.5	+2.7 pts
204	Severozapaden Series break	22.3	+1.7 pts
205	Corse Low reliability	22.1	+3.7 pts
205	Thüringen Series break	22.1	-4.3 pts
205	Západné Slovensko Series break	22.1	-1.4 pts
208	Basilicata Series break	22	0 pts
209	Koblenz Series break	21.8	+1 pts
210	Chemnitz Series break	21.7	-5.8 pts
211	Arnsberg Series break	21.5	-1.2 pts
212	Puglia Series break	21.4	+1.8 pts
213	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	21.3	-2.6 pts
213	Vest Series break	21.3	-1.3 pts
215	Saarland Series break	21.2	-3.8 pts
216	Detmold Series break	21.1	-2.8 pts
217	Weser-Ems Series break	21	+0.1 pts
218	Ceuta Low reliability	20.6	+2.7 pts
218	Yugoiztochen Series break	20.6	-2.5 pts
220	Guyane Series break	20.5	n/a
221	Campania Series break	19.9	+2.3 pts
222	Nord-Est Series break	19.6	+0.5 pts
223	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	19.1	-2.6 pts
224	Lüneburg Series break	18.8	-1.3 pts
225	Sud-Muntenia Series break	18.7	+0.5 pts
226	Sud-Est Series break	18.4	+1.6 pts
227	Brandenburg Series break	18	-3.3 pts
228	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	17.9	-1.2 pts
229	Sicilia Series break	17.4	+0.4 pts
230	Severozápad Series break	17.1	+1.1 pts
231	Sardegna Series break	16.6	-1.6 pts
232	Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break	16.4	+0.7 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. 11 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/eu-regions?period=2014.

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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2014,
  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): EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014}},
  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/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/eu-regions?period=2014. 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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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 69.6% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 16.4% in 2014.

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