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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 2018, at 68.7%. Sud-Est had the lowest, at 15.9%. The median was 36.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 38.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest68.7Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest15.9Sud-Est
Median36.2235 regions
European Union (27)38.7History

Top 40 regions, 2018

Warszawski stołeczny: 68.7 %Warszawski stołeczny68.7Sostinės regionas: 68.5 %Sostinės regionas68.5Prov. Brabant wallon: 62.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon62.7Ile-de-France: 60.6 %Ile-de-France60.6Eastern and Midland: 60.3 %Eastern and Midland60.3Hovedstaden: 59.6 %Hovedstaden59.6Basque Country: 59.4 %Basque Country59.4Kýpros: 58.5 %Kýpros58.5Midi-Pyrénées: 57.3 %Midi-Pyrénées57.3Stockholm: 56.3 %Stockholm56.3Bratislavský kraj: 55.9 %Bratislavský kraj55.9Noord-Holland: 55.5 %Noord-Holland55.5Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 55.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant55.4Grad Zagreb: 54.3 %Grad Zagreb54.3Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 54 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…54Luxembourg: 53.7 %Luxembourg53.7Praha: 53.7 %Praha53.7Budapest: 53.6 %Budapest53.6Navarre: 53.4 %Navarre53.4Asturias: 52.8 %Asturias52.8Community of Madrid: 51.9 %Community of Madrid51.9Northern and Western: 51.2 %Northern and Western51.2Southern: 51.1 %Southern51.1Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 50.8 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen50.8Bucureşti-Ilfov: 50 %Bucureşti-Ilfov50Cantabria: 49.9 %Cantabria49.9Attiki: 49.7 %Attiki49.7Rhône-Alpes: 49.5 %Rhône-Alpes49.5Sydsverige: 49.5 %Sydsverige49.5Bretagne: 49.4 %Bretagne49.4Catalonia: 49.3 %Catalonia49.3Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 49.3 %Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…49.3Wien: 48.2 %Wien48.2Prov. Antwerpen: 47.9 %Prov. Antwerpen47.9Västsverige: 47.8 %Västsverige47.8Galicia: 47.7 %Galicia47.7Berlin: 47.2 %Berlin47.2Groningen: 47.1 %Groningen47.1Dolnośląskie: 47 %Dolnośląskie47Oberbayern: 46.8 %Oberbayern46.8Warszawski stołeczny: 68.7 %Warszawski stołeczny68.7Sostinės regionas: 68.5 %Sostinės regionas68.5Prov. Brabant wallon: 62.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon62.7Ile-de-France: 60.6 %Ile-de-France60.6Eastern and Midland: 60.3 %Eastern and Midland60.3Hovedstaden: 59.6 %Hovedstaden59.6Basque Country: 59.4 %Basque Country59.4Kýpros: 58.5 %Kýpros58.5Midi-Pyrénées: 57.3 %Midi-Pyrénées57.3Stockholm: 56.3 %Stockholm56.3Bratislavský kraj: 55.9 %Bratislavský kraj55.9Noord-Holland: 55.5 %Noord-Holland55.5Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 55.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant55.4Grad Zagreb: 54.3 %Grad Zagreb54.3Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 54 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…54Luxembourg: 53.7 %Luxembourg53.7Praha: 53.7 %Praha53.7Budapest: 53.6 %Budapest53.6Navarre: 53.4 %Navarre53.4Asturias: 52.8 %Asturias52.8Community of Madrid: 51.9 %Community of Madrid51.9Northern and Western: 51.2 %Northern and Western51.2Southern: 51.1 %Southern51.1Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 50.8 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen50.8Bucureşti-Ilfov: 50 %Bucureşti-Ilfov50Cantabria: 49.9 %Cantabria49.9Attiki: 49.7 %Attiki49.7Rhône-Alpes: 49.5 %Rhône-Alpes49.5Sydsverige: 49.5 %Sydsverige49.5Bretagne: 49.4 %Bretagne49.4Catalonia: 49.3 %Catalonia49.3Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 49.3 %Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas49.3Wien: 48.2 %Wien48.2Prov. Antwerpen: 47.9 %Prov. Antwerpen47.9Västsverige: 47.8 %Västsverige47.8Galicia: 47.7 %Galicia47.7Berlin: 47.2 %Berlin47.2Groningen: 47.1 %Groningen47.1Dolnośląskie: 47 %Dolnośląskie47Oberbayern: 46.8 %Oberbayern46.8
%. 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

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Warszawski stołeczny68.7-2.3 pts
2Sostinės regionas68.5-0.4 pts
3Prov. Brabant wallon62.7+1.4 pts
4Ile-de-France60.6+0.6 pts
5Eastern and Midland60.3+1.6 pts
6Hovedstaden59.6+1.6 pts
7Basque Country59.4+1.9 pts
8Kýpros58.5+1.5 pts
9Midi-Pyrénées57.3+10.2 pts
10Stockholm Series break56.3-0.8 pts
11Bratislavský kraj55.9+0.1 pts
12Noord-Holland55.5-0.1 pts
13Prov. Vlaams-Brabant55.4+0.5 pts
14Grad Zagreb54.3+5.5 pts
15Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest54+2.2 pts
16Luxembourg53.7+2.4 pts
16Praha53.7-3.2 pts
18Budapest Series break53.6+3.5 pts
19Navarre53.4+1.3 pts
20Asturias52.8-0.5 pts
21Community of Madrid51.9+0.9 pts
22Northern and Western51.2-0.8 pts
23Southern51.1+2.3 pts
24Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen50.8+0.3 pts
25Bucureşti-Ilfov50+0.4 pts
26Cantabria49.9+2.3 pts
27Attiki49.7+1.9 pts
28Rhône-Alpes49.5+3.4 pts
28Sydsverige Series break49.5+0.1 pts
30Bretagne49.4+7 pts
31Catalonia49.3+2.7 pts
31Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas49.30 pts
33Wien48.2+0.6 pts
34Prov. Antwerpen47.9+7.2 pts
35Västsverige Series break47.8+0.3 pts
36Galicia47.7+0.7 pts
37Berlin47.2+2 pts
38Groningen47.1+1.3 pts
39Dolnośląskie47+5.4 pts
40Oberbayern46.8+2 pts
40Pays de la Loire46.8+0.5 pts
42Helsinki-Uusimaa46.7+0.1 pts
43Aragon46.5+1.8 pts
43Yugozapaden46.5+1.4 pts
45La Rioja46.2+0.8 pts
46Kentriki Makedonia46.1+0.9 pts
46Małopolskie46.1-2.5 pts
48Noord-Brabant46+3.4 pts
49Prov. Limburg (BE)45.9+1.6 pts
50Ipeiros44.8+0.9 pts
51Łódzkie44.6+1.1 pts
51Nord-Pas de Calais44.6+7.4 pts
53Östra Mellansverige Series break44.5-0.4 pts
54Zahodna Slovenija44.3-3 pts
55Poitou-Charentes44.2-0.9 pts
56Podkarpackie44.1+3.1 pts
56Podlaskie44.1+0.9 pts
58Alsace44+2.6 pts
58Castile and León44+1.8 pts
60Aquitaine43.9+1.9 pts
61Thessalia43.6+4.1 pts
61Valencian Community43.6+3.2 pts
63Prov. West-Vlaanderen43.3-5.4 pts
63Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur43.3+0.9 pts
65Śląskie43+0.8 pts
66Overijssel42.9-4.1 pts
67Centre - Val de Loire42.6+6.8 pts
67Limburg (NL)42.6+3 pts
69Dytiki Makedonia42.5-1.8 pts
69Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42.5+1.9 pts
71Gelderland42.4+0.5 pts
72Prov. Namur41.7+0.1 pts
73Latvija41.60 pts
73Midtjylland41.6-3.9 pts
73Pomorskie41.6-3.3 pts
73Prov. Liège41.6+3.7 pts
77Hamburg41.3+3 pts
77Świętokrzyskie41.3-2.3 pts
79Limousin41.2+0.1 pts
80Eesti41.1+0.2 pts
81Lubelskie41+1.6 pts
81Martinique41+8 pts
83Auvergne40.7+4 pts
84Nordjylland40.5+3.6 pts
84Steiermark40.5+1.5 pts
86Malta40.2+5.3 pts
87Länsi-Suomi40+0.6 pts
88Småland med öarna Series break39.6+2.9 pts
89Mellersta Norrland Series break39.1+2.1 pts
90Canary Islands39+1.5 pts
90Niederösterreich39-2.2 pts
90Salzburg39+0.3 pts
93Opolskie38.9-1.1 pts
94Friesland (NL)38.8+4.4 pts
95Övre Norrland Series break38.7-0.4 pts
95Region of Murcia38.7+2.4 pts
95Zachodniopomorskie38.7+1 pts
98Wielkopolskie38.5-1.6 pts
99Stuttgart38.3+0.9 pts
100Corse Low reliability37.8-2.6 pts
100Norra Mellansverige Series break37.8+1.4 pts
100Tirol37.8+3.6 pts
103Jihovýchod37.7+1.6 pts
104Castilla-La Mancha37.6+3 pts
104Kärnten37.6-0.9 pts
106Darmstadt37.50 pts
106Kujawsko-pomorskie37.5-1 pts
106Vzhodna Slovenija37.5-4.5 pts
109Burgenland37.2+0.2 pts
110Champagne-Ardenne37+1.5 pts
110Karlsruhe370 pts
112Zeeland36.9+6.9 pts
113Prov. Hainaut36.5+0.5 pts
114Východné Slovensko36.4+4.4 pts
115Jadranska Hrvatska36.3+4.6 pts
116Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki36.2-2.8 pts
116Balearic Islands36.2-2 pts
116Mazowiecki regionalny36.2-0.9 pts
119Syddanmark36.1+0.5 pts
120Peloponnisos36-0.2 pts
121Leipzig35.8-0.1 pts
121Lorraine35.8-1 pts
121Norte35.8+2.5 pts
124Bourgogne35.7+2.3 pts
124Extremadura35.7-1.5 pts
124Oberösterreich35.7-0.5 pts
127Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break35.5+4.2 pts
128Kriti35.3-3.5 pts
128Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi35.3-0.3 pts
130Franche-Comté35.2-4.3 pts
130Picardie35.2+3.9 pts
132Mittelfranken35.1+1.3 pts
133Tübingen35+0.7 pts
134Andalusia34.9+1.1 pts
134Basse-Normandie34.9+4.4 pts
134Languedoc-Roussillon34.9-1.6 pts
137Köln34.6+0.2 pts
138Dytiki Elláda34.5-2.2 pts
138Sterea Elláda34.5+0.2 pts
140Etelä-Suomi34.4-1.1 pts
141Emilia-Romagna Series break34.1+3.5 pts
142Ceuta Low reliability34+4 pts
142Lombardia Series break34+1.9 pts
142Warmińsko-mazurskie34+1.9 pts
145Severoiztochen33.9-2 pts
145Západné Slovensko33.9+1.2 pts
147Drenthe33.8+1.3 pts
147Melilla Low reliability33.8-3.1 pts
149Haute-Normandie33.6-0.3 pts
150Stredné Slovensko33.5+1.6 pts
151Freiburg33.1+0.6 pts
151Lubuskie33.1+0.2 pts
153Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break32.9+1.1 pts
154Severen tsentralen32.5+0.9 pts
155Veneto Series break32.1+2.4 pts
156Dresden31.9+2.6 pts
156Gießen31.9-0.5 pts
158Lazio Series break31.7+1.7 pts
159Guadeloupe31.6+0.4 pts
159Střední Čechy31.6+3.4 pts
161Braunschweig31.5+0.6 pts
161Região Autónoma da Madeira31.5+0.4 pts
163Voreio Aigaio31.4-5.6 pts
164Oberpfalz31.1+2.4 pts
164Trier31.1+1 pts
166Severovýchod31+0.4 pts
167Unterfranken30.7-2 pts
168Rheinhessen-Pfalz30.6+2 pts
169Molise Series break30.5+1.2 pts
170Algarve30.4+1 pts
170Vorarlberg30.4-1.7 pts
172Ionia Nisia30.3+0.5 pts
173Bremen30.2-0.3 pts
174Flevoland29.9-5 pts
174Oberfranken29.9+0.6 pts
176Marche Series break29.7-0.2 pts
176Sjælland29.7+1.6 pts
178Hannover29.2+0.8 pts
178Liguria Series break29.2+3 pts
180Schwaben29.1+0.6 pts
180Thüringen29.1+3.1 pts
182Toscana Series break29+0.7 pts
183Kassel28.8-1.1 pts
184Dél-Alföld Series break28.7+2.1 pts
184Jihozápad28.7-0.2 pts
184Střední Morava28.7-1.4 pts
187Moravskoslezsko28.4-5.5 pts
187Umbria Series break28.4+0.5 pts
189Piemonte Series break28.3+0.6 pts
190Düsseldorf28.1+0.2 pts
191Münster27.9+1 pts
191Sjeverna Hrvatska27.9+0.4 pts
193La Réunion27.8+0.6 pts
194Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break27.6+1.2 pts
195Yuzhen tsentralen27.2+2.2 pts
196Pest Series break26.9-0.7 pts
197Niederbayern26.7-0.8 pts
198Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break26.4+3.8 pts
199Basilicata Series break26.2+1.1 pts
200Nord-Vest26.1-0.2 pts
201Notio Aigaio25.8-2.2 pts
202Chemnitz25.5+1.2 pts
202Guyane25.5+2.7 pts
204Koblenz25.4+1.4 pts
205Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break25.3-2.2 pts
206Észak-Magyarország Series break25.2+0.2 pts
207Saarland24.8+1.1 pts
207Schleswig-Holstein24.8+1 pts
209Detmold24.6+0.2 pts
210Mecklenburg-Vorpommern24.2+3.1 pts
211Arnsberg24.1+0.3 pts
212Abruzzo Series break23.8-0.7 pts
213Panonska Hrvatska23.7-1.1 pts
214Észak-Alföld Series break23.3+1 pts
215Brandenburg23.2+3.1 pts
215Centru23.2-2.7 pts
217Weser-Ems23+1.2 pts
218Közép-Dunántúl Series break22+0.4 pts
219Calabria Series break21.9+0.4 pts
220Dél-Dunántúl Series break21.8-3.7 pts
221Yugoiztochen21.7-2.2 pts
222Puglia Series break21.6-0.3 pts
223Sardegna Series break21.5-1.9 pts
224Campania Series break21.3-1.2 pts
225Lüneburg21-0.4 pts
226Vest20.4-2.4 pts
227Severozápad20-0.1 pts
227Severozapaden20+1.1 pts
229Região Autónoma dos Açores19.9-1.7 pts
230Sicilia Series break19.30 pts
231Sud-Vest Oltenia19-2.3 pts
232Nord-Est18.6+1.5 pts
233Sachsen-Anhalt18-0.4 pts
234Sud-Muntenia16.4-0.5 pts
235Sud-Est15.9-1.3 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 68.7% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Est, with 15.9% in 2018.

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