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 2015, at 68.1%. Severozápad had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 33.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 36.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2015 (%) | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 68.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 2 | Sostinės regionas | 66.9 | +3.6 pts |
| 3 | Eastern and Midland | 58.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Hovedstaden | 57.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France | 57.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 6 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 56.4 | +4 pts |
| 7 | Basque Country | 56.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 8 | Stockholm | 56.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 9 | Kýpros | 54.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 10 | Noord-Holland | 52.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 11 | Midi-Pyrénées | 52.2 | -10.9 pts |
| 12 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 51.8 | -3.4 pts |
| 13 | Asturias | 51.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 13 | Budapest | 51.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 15 | Navarre | 50.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 16 | Luxembourg Series break | 50.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 17 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 49.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 18 | Southern | 49.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 19 | Community of Madrid | 49 | -2.8 pts |
| 20 | Northern and Western | 48.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 21 | Rhône-Alpes | 48.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 22 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 48.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 23 | Bratislavský kraj | 48.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 23 | Wien | 48.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 25 | Praha | 47.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 26 | Attiki | 47.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 27 | Västsverige | 46.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 46.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 28 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 46.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 28 | Sydsverige | 46.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 31 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 46 | -1.5 pts |
| 32 | Auvergne | 45.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 33 | Limousin | 45.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 33 | Podlaskie | 45.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 35 | Galicia | 45.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 36 | Groningen | 45.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 37 | Aquitaine | 44.9 | +3 pts |
| 37 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 44.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 39 | Gelderland | 44.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 40 | Małopolskie | 44.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 40 | Prov. Antwerpen | 44.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 40 | Yugozapaden | 44.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 43 | Pays de la Loire | 44.2 | +4.7 pts |
| 44 | Östra Mellansverige | 43.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 45 | Catalonia | 43.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 45 | Zahodna Slovenija | 43.7 | +4.7 pts |
| 47 | Castile and León | 43.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 48 | Łódzkie | 43.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 49 | Aragon | 42.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 50 | La Rioja | 42.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Cantabria | 42.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 52 | Noord-Brabant | 42.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 53 | Oberbayern | 42 | -1 pts |
| 54 | Småland med öarna | 41.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 55 | Podkarpackie | 41.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 56 | Lubelskie | 41.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 57 | Pomorskie | 41.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 58 | Bretagne | 41.3 | -6 pts |
| 58 | Burgenland | 41.3 | +9.3 pts |
| 58 | Dolnośląskie | 41.3 | -2 pts |
| 61 | Alsace | 41.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 62 | Haute-Normandie | 41.1 | +7.1 pts |
| 63 | Hamburg | 40.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 63 | Świętokrzyskie | 40.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 65 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 40.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 66 | Overijssel | 40.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 67 | Limburg (NL) | 40.6 | +4.7 pts |
| 68 | Lorraine | 40.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 40.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 68 | Valencian Community | 40.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 71 | Śląskie | 40.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 72 | Wielkopolskie | 40.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 73 | Zachodniopomorskie | 40.1 | +2.6 pts |
| 74 | Länsi-Suomi | 39.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 74 | Latvija | 39.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 76 | Kentriki Makedonia | 39.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 77 | Ipeiros | 39.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 77 | Opolskie | 39.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 79 | Midtjylland | 39.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 79 | Övre Norrland | 39.1 | -1 pts |
| 81 | Niederösterreich | 39 | +0.3 pts |
| 82 | Berlin | 38.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 83 | Centre - Val de Loire | 38.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 83 | Prov. Liège | 38.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 85 | Eesti | 38.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 86 | Kärnten | 38.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 87 | Extremadura | 38.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 87 | Jihovýchod | 38.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 87 | Prov. Namur | 38.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 87 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 38.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 91 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 37.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 91 | Salzburg | 37.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 93 | Peloponnisos | 37.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 93 | Thessalia | 37.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 95 | Poitou-Charentes | 37.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 96 | Ionia Nisia | 37.1 | +8.4 pts |
| 97 | Corse Low reliability | 36.8 | +14.7 pts |
| 97 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 36.8 | -4.4 pts |
| 99 | Stuttgart | 36.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 100 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 36.6 | -5.3 pts |
| 101 | Etelä-Suomi | 36.5 | 0 pts |
| 102 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 36.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 103 | Franche-Comté | 35.8 | -3.3 pts |
| 103 | Mellersta Norrland | 35.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 103 | Voreio Aigaio | 35.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 106 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 35.6 | +4.9 pts |
| 107 | Karlsruhe | 35.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 108 | Lubuskie | 35.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 109 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 34.8 | +2 pts |
| 110 | Kriti | 34.7 | +4.5 pts |
| 111 | Basse-Normandie | 34.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 111 | Notio Aigaio | 34.5 | +8.5 pts |
| 111 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 34.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 114 | Darmstadt | 34.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 115 | Nordjylland | 34 | +3 pts |
| 115 | Oberösterreich | 34 | +1.3 pts |
| 117 | Flevoland | 33.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 118 | Martinique | 33.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 118 | Tübingen | 33.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 120 | Norra Mellansverige | 33.6 | +2 pts |
| 120 | Region of Murcia | 33.6 | +2 pts |
| 122 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 33.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 123 | Castilla-La Mancha | 33.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 123 | Zeeland | 33.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 125 | Andalusia | 33.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 126 | Champagne-Ardenne | 32.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 127 | Guadeloupe | 32.7 | +3.2 pts |
| 128 | Unterfranken | 32.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 129 | Steiermark | 32.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 129 | Tirol | 32.5 | -4.6 pts |
| 131 | Dytiki Elláda | 32.4 | -3.1 pts |
| 132 | Canary Islands | 32.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 132 | Leipzig | 32.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 134 | Drenthe | 32.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 134 | Dytiki Makedonia | 32.2 | -5 pts |
| 136 | Norte | 32.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 136 | Oberpfalz | 32.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 138 | Syddanmark | 32 | +0.3 pts |
| 139 | Malta | 31.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 139 | Melilla Low reliability | 31.9 | +3.1 pts |
| 141 | Mittelfranken | 31.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 141 | Prov. Hainaut | 31.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 143 | Friesland (NL) | 31.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 144 | Ceuta Low reliability | 31.4 | +10.8 pts |
| 145 | Picardie | 31.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 146 | Balearic Islands | 31.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 147 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 31 | +3.8 pts |
| 147 | Bremen | 31 | -1.3 pts |
| 149 | Braunschweig | 30.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 150 | Dresden | 30.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 150 | Střední Morava | 30.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 150 | Vorarlberg | 30.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 153 | Pest | 30.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 154 | Köln | 30.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 155 | Bourgogne | 30.2 | -7.1 pts |
| 155 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 30.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 157 | Freiburg | 30 | +1 pts |
| 157 | Východné Slovensko | 30 | -0.8 pts |
| 159 | Molise | 29.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 159 | Stredné Slovensko | 29.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 161 | Gießen | 29.7 | +3.5 pts |
| 162 | Lazio | 29.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 162 | Marche | 29.4 | +2.8 pts |
| 162 | Severoiztochen | 29.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 165 | Lombardia | 29.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 166 | Severen tsentralen | 29.2 | +3.7 pts |
| 167 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 29 | +3.2 pts |
| 167 | Sterea Elláda | 29 | +0.9 pts |
| 167 | Trier | 29 | -1.1 pts |
| 170 | La Réunion | 28.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 171 | Emilia-Romagna | 28.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 172 | Umbria | 28.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 173 | Dél-Alföld | 28.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 174 | Sjælland | 28.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 174 | Toscana | 28.4 | +4.1 pts |
| 176 | Severovýchod | 28.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 177 | Veneto | 28 | +2.6 pts |
| 178 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 27.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 178 | Schwaben | 27.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 180 | Střední Čechy | 27.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 181 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 27.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 181 | Hannover | 27.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 183 | Západné Slovensko | 27.5 | +5.4 pts |
| 184 | Abruzzo | 27.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 185 | Düsseldorf | 27.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 185 | Nord-Vest | 27.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 187 | Kassel | 26.7 | +3.3 pts |
| 188 | Jihozápad | 26.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 189 | Dél-Dunántúl | 26.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 189 | Moravskoslezsko | 26.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 191 | Észak-Magyarország | 26.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 192 | Centru | 25.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 192 | Liguria | 25.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 194 | Oberfranken | 25.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 195 | Münster | 25.4 | +1 pts |
| 196 | Guyane | 25.2 | +4.7 pts |
| 197 | Basilicata | 25.1 | +3.1 pts |
| 197 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 25.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 199 | Közép-Dunántúl | 24.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 200 | Észak-Alföld | 24.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 200 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 24.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 202 | Calabria | 24.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 203 | Arnsberg | 24 | +2.5 pts |
| 204 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 23.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 205 | Niederbayern | 23.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 206 | Piemonte | 23.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 206 | Yugoiztochen | 23.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 208 | Detmold | 23.3 | +2.2 pts |
| 209 | Chemnitz | 23.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 210 | Vest | 23 | +1.7 pts |
| 211 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 22.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 212 | Koblenz | 22.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 213 | Weser-Ems | 22.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 214 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 22.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 215 | Lüneburg | 21.6 | +2.8 pts |
| 216 | Saarland | 21.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 217 | Schleswig-Holstein | 21.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 217 | Thüringen | 21.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 219 | Algarve | 20.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 220 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 20.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 221 | Sud-Est | 20 | +1.6 pts |
| 222 | Campania | 19.9 | 0 pts |
| 223 | Puglia | 19.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 223 | Severozapaden | 19.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 225 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 19.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 226 | Brandenburg | 18.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 226 | Sud-Muntenia | 18.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 228 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 18.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 229 | Sicilia | 17.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 230 | Sardegna | 17.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 231 | Nord-Est | 15.9 | -3.7 pts |
| 232 | Severozápad | 15.6 | -1.5 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 2015 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.Citation styles
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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/eu-regions?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Warszawski stołeczny, with 68.1% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Severozápad, with 15.6% in 2015.
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, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 11 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.
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