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 235 regions in 2017, at 71%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 36% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 37.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest71Warszawski stołeczny

Lowest16.9Sud-Muntenia

Median36235 regions

European Union (27)37.6History

Top 40 regions, 2017

%. 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	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Warszawski stołeczny	71	+3.1 pts
2	Sostinės regionas	68.9	0 pts
3	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	61.3	+6 pts
4	Ile-de-France	60	+1.8 pts
5	Eastern and Midland Series break	58.7	+0.5 pts
6	Hovedstaden Series break	58	-0.9 pts
7	Basque Country	57.5	+0.2 pts
8	Stockholm	57.1	-0.4 pts
9	Kýpros	57	+0.8 pts
10	Praha	56.9	+1.9 pts
11	Bratislavský kraj	55.8	+4.3 pts
12	Noord-Holland	55.6	+1.9 pts
13	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break	54.9	-0.3 pts
14	Asturias	53.3	+0.6 pts
15	Navarre	52.1	-0.2 pts
16	Northern and Western Series break	52	+2.6 pts
17	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	51.8	+2.9 pts
18	Luxembourg Low reliability	51.3	-0.2 pts
19	Community of Madrid	51	+2.9 pts
20	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	50.5	+0.4 pts
21	Budapest	50.1	+2.4 pts
22	Bucureşti-Ilfov	49.6	+4.5 pts
23	Sydsverige	49.4	+1 pts
24	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	49.3	+0.5 pts
25	Grad Zagreb	48.8	-0.1 pts
25	Southern Series break	48.8	-0.6 pts
27	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	48.7	+2.5 pts
28	Małopolskie	48.6	+1.8 pts
29	Attiki	47.8	+0.5 pts
30	Cantabria	47.6	+4.9 pts
30	Wien	47.6	+1.3 pts
32	Västsverige	47.5	+1.5 pts
33	Zahodna Slovenija	47.3	+1.3 pts
34	Midi-Pyrénées	47.1	-4.4 pts
35	Galicia	47	+2 pts
35	Overijssel	47	+4.4 pts
37	Catalonia	46.6	+1.5 pts
37	Helsinki-Uusimaa	46.6	-1.3 pts
39	Pays de la Loire	46.3	+1.7 pts
40	Rhône-Alpes	46.1	-0.3 pts
41	Groningen	45.8	-5.3 pts
42	Midtjylland Series break	45.5	+3.6 pts
43	La Rioja	45.4	+1.7 pts
44	Berlin	45.2	+2.8 pts
44	Kentriki Makedonia	45.2	+1.5 pts
46	Poitou-Charentes	45.1	+2.7 pts
46	Yugozapaden	45.1	-0.5 pts
48	Östra Mellansverige	44.9	-0.7 pts
48	Pomorskie	44.9	+0.4 pts
50	Oberbayern	44.8	+1.2 pts
51	Aragon	44.7	+1.8 pts
52	Dytiki Makedonia	44.3	+11.3 pts
52	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	44.3	+1.4 pts
54	Ipeiros	43.9	+2.9 pts
55	Świętokrzyskie	43.6	-0.9 pts
56	Łódzkie	43.5	-1.9 pts
57	Podlaskie	43.2	-1.7 pts
58	Noord-Brabant	42.6	-0.3 pts
59	Bretagne	42.4	+0.7 pts
59	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	42.4	+0.7 pts
61	Castile and León	42.2	-0.8 pts
61	Śląskie	42.2	+0.5 pts
63	Aquitaine	42	+2.8 pts
63	Vzhodna Slovenija	42	+1.8 pts
65	Gelderland	41.9	+0.4 pts
66	Dolnośląskie	41.6	+0.8 pts
66	Latvija	41.6	-0.5 pts
66	Prov. Namur Series break	41.6	+4.6 pts
69	Alsace	41.4	-2.6 pts
70	Niederösterreich	41.2	+1.2 pts
71	Limousin	41.1	-4.4 pts
72	Podkarpackie	41	-0.9 pts
73	Eesti	40.9	+1.8 pts
74	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	40.7	0 pts
75	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break	40.6	-0.3 pts
76	Corse Low reliability	40.4	-8.9 pts
76	Valencian Community	40.4	+1.8 pts
78	Wielkopolskie	40.1	-0.7 pts
79	Opolskie	40	+3.1 pts
80	Limburg (NL)	39.6	+1.7 pts
81	Franche-Comté	39.5	-2.8 pts
81	Thessalia	39.5	+2 pts
83	Länsi-Suomi	39.4	+1 pts
83	Lubelskie	39.4	-2.1 pts
85	Övre Norrland	39.1	+0.8 pts
86	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	39	+3.8 pts
86	Steiermark	39	-0.1 pts
88	Kriti	38.8	+0.4 pts
89	Salzburg	38.7	+1.3 pts
90	Kärnten	38.5	+3.3 pts
90	Kujawsko-pomorskie	38.5	+0.2 pts
92	Hamburg	38.3	-1.4 pts
93	Balearic Islands	38.2	+5.7 pts
94	Prov. Liège Series break	37.9	-0.2 pts
95	Zachodniopomorskie	37.7	-1.4 pts
96	Canary Islands	37.5	+2.1 pts
96	Darmstadt	37.5	+1.1 pts
98	Stuttgart	37.4	-0.8 pts
99	Extremadura	37.2	+2.9 pts
99	Nord-Pas de Calais	37.2	+0.5 pts
101	Mazowiecki regionalny	37.1	-0.9 pts
102	Burgenland	37	-1.8 pts
102	Karlsruhe	37	-0.5 pts
102	Mellersta Norrland	37	+2.1 pts
102	Voreio Aigaio	37	-4.4 pts
106	Melilla Low reliability	36.9	+4.8 pts
106	Nordjylland Series break	36.9	+1.6 pts
108	Lorraine	36.8	-1.9 pts
109	Auvergne	36.7	-9.7 pts
109	Dytiki Elláda	36.7	+1.2 pts
109	Småland med öarna	36.7	-2.9 pts
112	Languedoc-Roussillon	36.5	-0.2 pts
113	Norra Mellansverige	36.4	+0.3 pts
114	Region of Murcia	36.3	+1.4 pts
115	Oberösterreich	36.2	-0.1 pts
115	Peloponnisos	36.2	+3.2 pts
117	Jihovýchod	36.1	-1.6 pts
118	Prov. Hainaut Series break	36	+2.4 pts
119	Leipzig	35.9	+4.3 pts
119	Severoiztochen	35.9	+4.8 pts
121	Centre - Val de Loire	35.8	+3 pts
122	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	35.6	-0.6 pts
122	Syddanmark Series break	35.6	+2.6 pts
124	Champagne-Ardenne	35.5	+1.6 pts
124	Etelä-Suomi	35.5	-0.4 pts
126	Flevoland	34.9	+1.4 pts
126	Malta	34.9	+0.6 pts
128	Castilla-La Mancha	34.6	+0.7 pts
129	Friesland (NL)	34.4	+0.8 pts
129	Köln	34.4	+0.4 pts
131	Sterea Elláda	34.3	+1.9 pts
131	Tübingen	34.3	-0.5 pts
133	Tirol	34.2	-1.2 pts
134	Haute-Normandie	33.9	-2.2 pts
134	Moravskoslezsko	33.9	+3 pts
136	Andalusia	33.8	+1 pts
136	Mittelfranken	33.8	+2.6 pts
138	Bourgogne	33.4	+2.7 pts
139	Norte	33.3	+0.8 pts
140	Martinique	33	+3.4 pts
141	Lubuskie	32.9	+0.8 pts
142	Unterfranken	32.7	-1.3 pts
142	Západné Slovensko	32.7	+2.2 pts
144	Drenthe	32.5	-0.4 pts
144	Freiburg	32.5	+0.5 pts
146	Gießen	32.4	+3.8 pts
147	Lombardia	32.1	+2.7 pts
147	Vorarlberg	32.1	-0.1 pts
147	Warmińsko-mazurskie	32.1	-1.1 pts
150	Východné Slovensko	32	+2 pts
151	Stredné Slovensko	31.9	-0.7 pts
152	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	31.8	+1.7 pts
153	Jadranska Hrvatska	31.7	+0.7 pts
154	Severen tsentralen	31.6	+0.3 pts
155	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	31.3	+6.1 pts
155	Picardie	31.3	+1.8 pts
157	Guadeloupe	31.2	-0.2 pts
158	Região Autónoma da Madeira	31.1	+3 pts
159	Braunschweig	30.9	+4.1 pts
160	Emilia-Romagna	30.6	+1.4 pts
160	Severovýchod	30.6	+3 pts
162	Basse-Normandie	30.5	-3.1 pts
162	Bremen	30.5	+2.2 pts
164	Střední Morava	30.1	-0.2 pts
164	Trier	30.1	+3.5 pts
166	Ceuta Low reliability	30	+1.3 pts
166	Lazio	30	+0.9 pts
166	Zeeland	30	+2.2 pts
169	Kassel	29.9	+3.7 pts
169	Marche	29.9	+0.3 pts
171	Ionia Nisia	29.8	-4.1 pts
172	Veneto	29.7	+0.8 pts
173	Algarve	29.4	+1.7 pts
174	Dresden	29.3	-0.2 pts
174	Molise	29.3	+1 pts
174	Oberfranken	29.3	+2.7 pts
177	Jihozápad	28.9	+0.9 pts
178	Oberpfalz	28.7	-1.2 pts
179	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	28.6	-1.8 pts
180	Schwaben	28.5	+0.4 pts
181	Hannover	28.4	+1.6 pts
182	Toscana	28.3	-0.7 pts
183	Střední Čechy	28.2	+2 pts
184	Sjælland Series break	28.1	-0.1 pts
185	Notio Aigaio	28	+6.7 pts
186	Düsseldorf	27.9	+0.8 pts
186	Umbria	27.9	-1.4 pts
188	Piemonte	27.7	+2.4 pts
189	Pest	27.6	-2.2 pts
190	Niederbayern	27.5	+2.2 pts
190	Nyugat-Dunántúl	27.5	+2.2 pts
190	Sjeverna Hrvatska	27.5	+1.6 pts
193	La Réunion	27.2	-2.3 pts
194	Münster	26.9	-0.3 pts
195	Dél-Alföld	26.6	-0.4 pts
196	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	26.4	+1.3 pts
197	Nord-Vest	26.3	+0.6 pts
198	Liguria	26.2	+1 pts
199	Thüringen	26	+2.2 pts
200	Centru	25.9	+1.5 pts
201	Dél-Dunántúl	25.5	-3 pts
202	Basilicata	25.1	-1.3 pts
203	Észak-Magyarország	25	+0.1 pts
203	Yuzhen tsentralen	25	+0.9 pts
205	Panonska Hrvatska	24.8	-2.5 pts
206	Abruzzo	24.5	-1.8 pts
207	Detmold	24.4	+0.1 pts
208	Chemnitz	24.3	+2.1 pts
209	Koblenz	24	+1.5 pts
210	Yugoiztochen	23.9	-1.1 pts
211	Arnsberg	23.8	-0.3 pts
211	Schleswig-Holstein	23.8	+0.9 pts
213	Saarland	23.7	-3.4 pts
214	Sardegna	23.4	+4.1 pts
215	Guyane	22.8	+1.3 pts
215	Vest	22.8	-0.4 pts
217	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	22.6	-0.2 pts
218	Campania	22.5	+1.7 pts
219	Észak-Alföld	22.3	-1.8 pts
220	Puglia	21.9	+1.8 pts
221	Weser-Ems	21.8	-0.5 pts
222	Közép-Dunántúl	21.6	-0.7 pts
222	Região Autónoma dos Açores	21.6	+0.2 pts
224	Calabria	21.5	-1.6 pts
225	Lüneburg	21.4	+1 pts
226	Sud-Vest Oltenia	21.3	-1.2 pts
227	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	21.1	+0.3 pts
228	Brandenburg	20.1	-0.9 pts
228	Severozápad	20.1	+1.5 pts
230	Sicilia	19.3	+0.7 pts
231	Severozapaden	18.9	-0.2 pts
232	Sachsen-Anhalt	18.4	-0.2 pts
233	Sud-Est	17.2	-3.2 pts
234	Nord-Est	17.1	+2.5 pts
235	Sud-Muntenia	16.9	-1.4 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. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2017,
  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, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/eu-regions?period=2017. 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 71% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Muntenia, with 16.9% in 2017.

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