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 242 regions in 2019, at 67.1%. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 16.5%. The median was 37.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 39.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | 67.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 2 | Sostinės regionas | 67 | -1.5 pts |
| 3 | Ile-de-France | 64.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 4 | Utrecht Series break | 63.2 | |
| 5 | Hovedstaden | 61.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 6 | Basque Country | 60.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 7 | Bratislavský kraj | 59.8 | +3.9 pts |
| 8 | Kýpros | 59.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 9 | Noord-Holland Series break | 59 | +3.5 pts |
| 10 | Eastern and Midland | 58.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 11 | Stockholm | 58 | +1.7 pts |
| 12 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 57.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 13 | Praha | 57.3 | +3.6 pts |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 56.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 15 | Midi-Pyrénées | 55.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 15 | Navarre | 55.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 17 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 54.8 | -7.9 pts |
| 18 | Community of Madrid | 54.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 19 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 53.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 20 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 52.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 20 | Grad Zagreb | 52.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 22 | Budapest | 52.6 | -1 pts |
| 23 | Northern and Western | 52.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 24 | Rhône-Alpes | 52.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 25 | Asturias | 51.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 26 | Cantabria | 51.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 27 | Catalonia | 51.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 28 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 51.5 | +4.5 pts |
| 29 | Southern | 50.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 30 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 50.6 | +4.7 pts |
| 31 | Wien | 50.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 32 | Attiki | 50.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 33 | Sydsverige | 49.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 34 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 49.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 35 | Berlin | 49.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 36 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 49 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Galicia | 48.7 | +1 pts |
| 37 | Noord-Brabant Series break | 48.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 37 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 48.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 40 | Castile and León | 48.5 | +4.5 pts |
| 41 | Prov. Antwerpen | 48.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 42 | Zahodna Slovenija | 47.9 | +3.6 pts |
| 43 | Aragon | 47.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 44 | Västsverige | 47.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Zuid-Holland Series break | 47.7 | |
| 46 | Oberbayern | 47.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 47 | Östra Mellansverige | 47.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 48 | Bretagne | 46.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 49 | Valencian Community | 46.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 50 | Małopolskie Series break | 46.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 51 | Pomorskie Series break | 46.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 52 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 46 | +1.4 pts |
| 53 | Groningen Series break | 45.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 54 | Grande Lisboa | 45.7 | |
| 55 | Midtjylland | 45.4 | +3.8 pts |
| 55 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 45.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 57 | Ipeiros | 45.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 58 | Yugozapaden Series break | 45.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 59 | Gelderland Series break | 45.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 60 | Thessalia | 44.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 61 | Pays de la Loire | 44.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 62 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 44.3 | +1 pts |
| 63 | Latvija | 43.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 63 | Podlaskie Series break | 43.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | Podkarpackie Series break | 43.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 66 | Alsace | 43.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 66 | Bourgogne | 43.1 | +7.4 pts |
| 68 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 43 | -0.3 pts |
| 69 | Aquitaine | 42.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 69 | Auvergne | 42.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 69 | Lubelskie Series break | 42.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 72 | Overijssel Series break | 42.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 73 | Łódzkie Series break | 42.6 | -2 pts |
| 73 | Śląskie Series break | 42.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 75 | Dytiki Makedonia | 42.5 | 0 pts |
| 76 | Canary Islands | 42.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 76 | Kentriki Makedonia | 42.4 | -3.7 pts |
| 76 | Limburg (NL) Series break | 42.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 76 | Lorraine | 42.4 | +6.6 pts |
| 80 | La Rioja | 42.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 81 | Prov. Liège | 42.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 82 | Centro (PT) | 41.7 | |
| 83 | Steiermark | 41.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 84 | Övre Norrland | 41.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 85 | Malta | 41 | +0.8 pts |
| 86 | Castilla-La Mancha | 40.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 87 | Eesti | 40.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 87 | Friesland (NL) Series break | 40.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 89 | Stuttgart | 40.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 89 | Wielkopolskie Series break | 40.5 | +2 pts |
| 91 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 40.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 92 | Småland med öarna | 39.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 93 | Hamburg | 39.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 93 | Limousin | 39.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 93 | Salzburg | 39.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 96 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | 39.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 97 | Karlsruhe | 39.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 97 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | 39.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 99 | Burgenland | 39 | +1.8 pts |
| 99 | Länsi-Suomi | 39 | -1 pts |
| 99 | Poitou-Charentes | 39 | -5.2 pts |
| 99 | Syddanmark | 39 | +2.9 pts |
| 99 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | 39 | +0.3 pts |
| 104 | Niederösterreich | 38.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 105 | Leipzig | 38.8 | +3 pts |
| 105 | Voreio Aigaio | 38.8 | +7.4 pts |
| 107 | Darmstadt | 38.5 | +1 pts |
| 108 | Kärnten | 38.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 109 | Jihovýchod | 38.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 110 | Centre - Val de Loire | 38.2 | -4.4 pts |
| 110 | Etelä-Suomi | 38.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 112 | Norra Mellansverige | 38.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 113 | Ionia Nisia | 38 | +7.7 pts |
| 113 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 38 | +1.7 pts |
| 115 | Extremadura | 37.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 115 | Opolskie Series break | 37.9 | -1 pts |
| 117 | Península de Setúbal | 37.8 | |
| 118 | Andalusia | 37.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 118 | Sterea Elláda | 37.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 118 | Tirol | 37.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 121 | Guadeloupe | 37.5 | +5.9 pts |
| 121 | Prov. Namur | 37.5 | -4.2 pts |
| 123 | Tübingen | 37.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 124 | Haute-Normandie | 37.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 124 | Oberösterreich | 37.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 124 | Region of Murcia | 37.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 127 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 37.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 128 | Východné Slovensko | 37.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 129 | Norte | 37 | +1.2 pts |
| 129 | Západné Slovensko | 37 | +3.1 pts |
| 131 | Nordjylland | 36.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 132 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 36.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 133 | Balearic Islands | 36.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Picardie | 36.2 | +1 pts |
| 135 | Prov. Hainaut | 35.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 136 | Trier | 35.1 | +4 pts |
| 137 | Zeeland Series break | 35 | -1.9 pts |
| 138 | Köln | 34.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 139 | Mellersta Norrland | 34.7 | -4.4 pts |
| 140 | Stredné Slovensko | 34.5 | +1 pts |
| 141 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | 34.4 | -3.1 pts |
| 142 | Franche-Comté | 34.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 143 | Mittelfranken | 34.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 144 | Lazio | 34.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 144 | Lubuskie Series break | 34.1 | +1 pts |
| 146 | Peloponnisos | 34 | -2 pts |
| 147 | Emilia-Romagna | 33.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 147 | Severen tsentralen Series break | 33.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 149 | Freiburg | 33.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 149 | Oberpfalz | 33.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 151 | Drenthe Series break | 33.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 151 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 33.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 153 | Braunschweig | 33.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 154 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 33.3 | -2.9 pts |
| 155 | Dresden | 33 | +1.1 pts |
| 155 | Gießen | 33 | +1.1 pts |
| 155 | Melilla Low reliability | 33 | -0.8 pts |
| 158 | Oberfranken | 32.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 159 | Basse-Normandie | 32.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 160 | Lombardia | 32.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 161 | Flevoland Series break | 32.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 161 | Kriti | 32.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 161 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 32.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 164 | Martinique | 32.2 | -8.8 pts |
| 165 | Dytiki Elláda | 32 | -2.5 pts |
| 165 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 32 | -3.5 pts |
| 165 | Marche | 32 | +2.3 pts |
| 168 | Unterfranken | 31.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 168 | Vorarlberg | 31.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 170 | Veneto | 31.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 171 | Champagne-Ardenne | 31.4 | -5.6 pts |
| 172 | Algarve | 31.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 172 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 31.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 174 | Umbria | 31.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 175 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | 31 | -3 pts |
| 176 | Schwaben | 30.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 177 | Liguria | 30.2 | +1 pts |
| 177 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 30.2 | |
| 179 | La Réunion | 29.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 180 | Bremen | 29.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 180 | Notio Aigaio | 29.7 | +3.9 pts |
| 180 | Střední Čechy | 29.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 183 | Hannover | 29.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 183 | Thüringen | 29.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 185 | Molise | 29.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 186 | Münster | 29 | +1.1 pts |
| 187 | Corse Low reliability | 28.7 | -9.1 pts |
| 188 | Saarland | 28.6 | +3.8 pts |
| 189 | Toscana | 28.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 190 | Ceuta Low reliability | 28.3 | -5.7 pts |
| 190 | Severovýchod | 28.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 192 | Düsseldorf | 28.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Kassel | 28.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 194 | Basilicata | 28.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 194 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 28.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 196 | Niederbayern | 27.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 197 | Alentejo | 27.7 | |
| 197 | Sjælland | 27.7 | -2 pts |
| 199 | Pest | 27.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 200 | Piemonte | 27.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 201 | Střední Morava | 27.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 201 | Yuzhen tsentralen Series break | 27.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 203 | Nord-Vest | 27.1 | +1 pts |
| 204 | Dél-Alföld | 26.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 205 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 26.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 206 | Moravskoslezsko | 26.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 207 | Jihozápad | 26.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 207 | Koblenz | 26.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 207 | Severoiztochen Series break | 26.3 | -7.6 pts |
| 210 | Chemnitz | 26.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 210 | Észak-Alföld | 26.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 210 | Guyane | 26.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 213 | Abruzzo | 25.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 214 | Detmold | 25.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 215 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 25 | -1.4 pts |
| 216 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 24.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 217 | Arnsberg | 24.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 218 | Dél-Dunántúl | 24.4 | +2.6 pts |
| 219 | Közép-Dunántúl | 24.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 220 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 24 | -1.3 pts |
| 220 | Schleswig-Holstein | 24 | -0.8 pts |
| 222 | Weser-Ems | 23.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 223 | Lüneburg | 23.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 224 | Panonska Hrvatska | 22.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 225 | Yugoiztochen Series break | 22.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 226 | Vest | 22.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 227 | Campania | 22.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 227 | Sardegna | 22.5 | +1 pts |
| 229 | Észak-Magyarország | 22.3 | -2.9 pts |
| 230 | Calabria | 21.9 | 0 pts |
| 231 | Brandenburg | 21.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 232 | Centru | 21.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 233 | Puglia | 21 | -0.6 pts |
| 234 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 20.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 235 | Sicilia | 19.3 | 0 pts |
| 236 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 19 | 0 pts |
| 237 | Severozápad | 18.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 238 | Severozapaden Series break | 18.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 238 | Sud-Est | 18.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 240 | Nord-Est | 17.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 240 | Sud-Muntenia | 17.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 242 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 16.5 | -3.4 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Warszawski stołeczny, with 67.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 16.5% in 2019.
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. 1 regions have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.
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