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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 241 regions in 2020, at 69.1%. Severozápad had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 38.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 40.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest69.1Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest15.6Severozápad
Median38.7241 regions
European Union (27)40.7History

Top 40 regions, 2020

Warszawski stołeczny: 69.1 %Warszawski stołeczny69.1Sostinės regionas: 69 %Sostinės regionas69Utrecht: 67.6 %Utrecht67.6Ile-de-France: 66.7 %Ile-de-France66.7Basque Country: 61.7 %Basque Country61.7Eastern and Midland: 61.4 %Eastern and Midland61.4Luxembourg: 60.6 %Luxembourg60.6Hovedstaden: 60.5 %Hovedstaden60.5Stockholm: 60.5 %Stockholm60.5Noord-Holland: 59.6 %Noord-Holland59.6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 58.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.4Kýpros: 57.4 %Kýpros57.4Prov. Brabant wallon: 57.4 %Prov. Brabant wallon57.4Praha: 57.2 %Praha57.2Community of Madrid: 56.5 %Community of Madrid56.5Grande Lisboa: 56.1 %Grande Lisboa56.1Navarre: 56.1 %Navarre56.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 55.9 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…55.9Cantabria: 55.4 %Cantabria55.4Bratislavský kraj: 54.9 %Bratislavský kraj54.9Southern: 54.9 %Southern54.9Budapest: 54.8 %Budapest54.8Northern and Western: 54.5 %Northern and Western54.5Asturias: 54 %Asturias54Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 54 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen54Rhône-Alpes: 53.4 %Rhône-Alpes53.4Midi-Pyrénées: 53.3 %Midi-Pyrénées53.3Grad Zagreb: 53 %Grad Zagreb53Zuid-Holland: 52.6 %Zuid-Holland52.6Catalonia: 51.8 %Catalonia51.8Bucureşti-Ilfov: 51.7 %Bucureşti-Ilfov51.7Dolnośląskie: 51.5 %Dolnośląskie51.5Noord-Brabant: 51.1 %Noord-Brabant51.1Groningen: 50.9 %Groningen50.9Attiki: 50.6 %Attiki50.6Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.5 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5Alsace: 50.2 %Alsace50.2Languedoc-Roussillon: 50.2 %Languedoc-Roussillon50.2Prov. Limburg (BE): 50.2 %Prov. Limburg (BE)50.2Wien: 50.1 %Wien50.1Warszawski stołeczny: 69.1 %Warszawski stołeczny69.1Sostinės regionas: 69 %Sostinės regionas69Utrecht: 67.6 %Utrecht67.6Ile-de-France: 66.7 %Ile-de-France66.7Basque Country: 61.7 %Basque Country61.7Eastern and Midland: 61.4 %Eastern and Midland61.4Luxembourg: 60.6 %Luxembourg60.6Hovedstaden: 60.5 %Hovedstaden60.5Stockholm: 60.5 %Stockholm60.5Noord-Holland: 59.6 %Noord-Holland59.6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 58.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.4Kýpros: 57.4 %Kýpros57.4Prov. Brabant wallon: 57.4 %Prov. Brabant wallon57.4Praha: 57.2 %Praha57.2Community of Madrid: 56.5 %Community of Madrid56.5Grande Lisboa: 56.1 %Grande Lisboa56.1Navarre: 56.1 %Navarre56.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 55.9 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…55.9Cantabria: 55.4 %Cantabria55.4Bratislavský kraj: 54.9 %Bratislavský kraj54.9Southern: 54.9 %Southern54.9Budapest: 54.8 %Budapest54.8Northern and Western: 54.5 %Northern and Western54.5Asturias: 54 %Asturias54Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 54 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen54Rhône-Alpes: 53.4 %Rhône-Alpes53.4Midi-Pyrénées: 53.3 %Midi-Pyrénées53.3Grad Zagreb: 53 %Grad Zagreb53Zuid-Holland: 52.6 %Zuid-Holland52.6Catalonia: 51.8 %Catalonia51.8Bucureşti-Ilfov: 51.7 %Bucureşti-Ilfov51.7Dolnośląskie: 51.5 %Dolnośląskie51.5Noord-Brabant: 51.1 %Noord-Brabant51.1Groningen: 50.9 %Groningen50.9Attiki: 50.6 %Attiki50.6Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.5 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5Alsace: 50.2 %Alsace50.2Languedoc-Roussillon: 50.2 %Languedoc-Roussillon50.2Prov. Limburg (BE): 50.2 %Prov. Limburg (BE)50.2Wien: 50.1 %Wien50.1
%. 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

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Warszawski stołeczny69.1+2 pts
2Sostinės regionas69+2 pts
3Utrecht67.6+4.4 pts
4Ile-de-France66.7+2.4 pts
5Basque Country61.7+0.9 pts
6Eastern and Midland61.4+2.6 pts
7Luxembourg60.6+4.5 pts
8Hovedstaden60.5-0.7 pts
8Stockholm60.5+2.5 pts
10Noord-Holland59.6+0.6 pts
11Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.4+0.8 pts
12Kýpros57.4-1.7 pts
12Prov. Brabant wallon57.4+2.6 pts
14Praha57.2-0.1 pts
15Community of Madrid56.5+2.1 pts
16Grande Lisboa56.1+10.4 pts
16Navarre56.1+0.3 pts
18Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest55.9+2.1 pts
19Cantabria55.4+3.6 pts
20Bratislavský kraj54.9-4.9 pts
20Southern54.9+4 pts
22Budapest54.8+2.2 pts
23Northern and Western54.5+2 pts
24Asturias54+2.1 pts
24Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen54+5.3 pts
26Rhône-Alpes53.4+1.2 pts
27Midi-Pyrénées53.3-2.5 pts
28Grad Zagreb53+0.3 pts
29Zuid-Holland52.6+4.9 pts
30Catalonia51.8+0.2 pts
31Bucureşti-Ilfov51.7-1 pts
32Dolnośląskie51.50 pts
33Noord-Brabant51.1+2.4 pts
34Groningen50.9+5.1 pts
35Attiki50.6+0.5 pts
36Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5+1.2 pts
37Alsace50.2+7.1 pts
37Languedoc-Roussillon50.2+13 pts
37Prov. Limburg (BE)50.2-0.4 pts
40Wien50.1-0.4 pts
41Galicia49.4+0.7 pts
42Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas49.3+0.3 pts
43Zahodna Slovenija49.1+1.2 pts
44Prov. Antwerpen49+0.8 pts
45Sydsverige48.4-1.2 pts
45Västsverige48.4+0.7 pts
47Małopolskie48.2+1.8 pts
48Berlin Series break47.7-1.4 pts
49Gelderland47.6+2.5 pts
49Yugozapaden47.6+2.4 pts
51Aragon47.4-0.4 pts
51Lorraine47.4+5 pts
53Prov. Luxembourg (BE)47.3+1.9 pts
54Bourgogne46.5+3.4 pts
54Castile and León46.5-2 pts
56Valencian Community46.3-0.2 pts
57Oberbayern Series break46.1-1.3 pts
57Östra Mellansverige46.1-1.1 pts
59Limburg (NL)45.7+3.3 pts
60Overijssel45.5+2.8 pts
61Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur45.4+1.1 pts
62Sterea Elláda45.2+7.6 pts
63Pomorskie45.1-1 pts
64Midtjylland44.8-0.6 pts
65Prov. Namur44.5+7 pts
66Prov. West-Vlaanderen44.3+1.3 pts
67Burgenland44.2+5.2 pts
67Latvija44.2+0.4 pts
69Haute-Normandie43.9+6.6 pts
69Limousin43.9+4.3 pts
71Bretagne43.4-3.4 pts
72Småland med öarna43.2+3.3 pts
73Kentriki Makedonia43.1+0.7 pts
73Stuttgart Series break43.1+2.6 pts
75Lubelskie43+0.2 pts
76Východné Slovensko42.9+5.8 pts
77Auvergne42.80 pts
78Canary Islands42.5+0.1 pts
78Karlsruhe Series break42.5+3.1 pts
80Övre Norrland42.3+1.2 pts
81Aquitaine42.2-0.6 pts
82Pays de la Loire42.1-2.3 pts
83Vzhodna Slovenija41.9+1.5 pts
84Centro (PT)41.6-0.1 pts
84Drenthe41.6+7.9 pts
86Länsi-Suomi41.4+2.4 pts
87Jihovýchod41.2+2.9 pts
87Śląskie41.2-1.4 pts
87Voreio Aigaio41.2+2.4 pts
90Basse-Normandie41.1+8.5 pts
90Dytiki Makedonia41.1-1.4 pts
92Prov. Liège41-1.2 pts
92Region of Murcia41+3.7 pts
94Franche-Comté40.9+6.6 pts
95Poitou-Charentes40.8+1.8 pts
96Podkarpackie40.7-3 pts
97Etelä-Suomi40.6+2.4 pts
97Łódzkie40.6-2 pts
99La Rioja40.4-1.9 pts
99Tirol40.4+2.8 pts
101Thessalia40.3-4.4 pts
102Ionia Nisia40.2+2.2 pts
102Jadranska Hrvatska40.2+2.2 pts
102Malta40.2-0.8 pts
105Balearic Islands40.1+3.7 pts
105Eesti40.1-0.5 pts
107Norte40+3 pts
108Steiermark39.9-1.4 pts
108Świętokrzyskie39.9+0.4 pts
110Ipeiros39.7-5.6 pts
111Andalusia39.4+1.8 pts
111Nord-Pas de Calais39.4-6.6 pts
113Mittelfranken Series break39.3+5.1 pts
114Hamburg Series break39-0.6 pts
115Freiburg Series break38.9+5.1 pts
115Syddanmark38.9-0.1 pts
117Castilla-La Mancha38.8-1.9 pts
117Friesland (NL)38.8-1.8 pts
119Niederösterreich38.7-0.2 pts
119Podlaskie38.7-5.1 pts
119Salzburg38.7-0.9 pts
122Mazowiecki regionalny38.6-0.8 pts
123Dytiki Elláda38.3+6.3 pts
123Flevoland38.3+5.9 pts
125Nordjylland38.1+1.4 pts
125Norra Mellansverige38.10 pts
127Leipzig Series break38-0.8 pts
128Picardie37.9+1.7 pts
128Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi37.9+1.4 pts
130Wielkopolskie37.6-2.9 pts
131Kriti37.5+5.1 pts
132Braunschweig Series break37.4+4 pts
133Gießen Series break37.1+4.1 pts
134Zachodniopomorskie36.9-2.1 pts
135Oberösterreich36.7-0.6 pts
136Darmstadt Series break36.6-1.9 pts
136Schwaben Series break36.6+6.3 pts
138Algarve36.4+5.1 pts
138Kärnten36.4-2 pts
138Unterfranken Series break36.4+4.5 pts
141Peloponnisos36.3+2.3 pts
142Lubuskie36.2+2.1 pts
142Região Autónoma da Madeira36.2+2.5 pts
142Zeeland36.2+1.2 pts
145Oberpfalz Series break35.8+2 pts
146Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki35.6+2.3 pts
146Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break35.6+3.2 pts
148Köln Series break35.4+0.5 pts
149Oberfranken Series break35.3+2.5 pts
150Centre - Val de Loire35.2-3 pts
150Extremadura35.2-2.7 pts
152Lazio35+0.9 pts
153Alentejo34.8+7.1 pts
154Umbria34.7+3.5 pts
155Bremen Low reliability34.6+4.9 pts
155Martinique34.6+2.4 pts
155Tübingen Series break34.6-2.8 pts
158Severen tsentralen34.5+0.6 pts
159Guadeloupe34.3-3.2 pts
160Melilla Low reliability34.2+1.2 pts
161Západné Slovensko34.1-2.9 pts
162Opolskie34-3.9 pts
163Dresden Series break33.7+0.7 pts
163Düsseldorf Series break33.7+5.5 pts
163Emilia-Romagna33.7-0.2 pts
163Lombardia33.7+1.2 pts
167Ceuta Low reliability33.6+5.3 pts
168Kujawsko-pomorskie33.1-1.3 pts
169Provincia Autonoma di Trento33+1.7 pts
170Stredné Slovensko32.9-1.6 pts
171Marche32.8+0.8 pts
172Pest32.5+4.9 pts
173Vorarlberg32.4+0.5 pts
174Hannover Series break32.1+2.6 pts
174Península de Setúbal32.1-5.7 pts
176Friuli-Venezia Giulia320 pts
176Prov. Hainaut32-3.8 pts
176Veneto32+0.4 pts
179Oeste e Vale do Tejo31.9+1.7 pts
180Münster Series break31.5+2.5 pts
181Niederbayern Series break31.3+3.5 pts
181Thüringen Series break31.3+1.8 pts
183Střední Morava30.8+3.5 pts
184La Réunion30.5+0.6 pts
185Abruzzo30.3+4.4 pts
186Mellersta Norrland30.1-4.6 pts
187Sjælland30+2.3 pts
188Koblenz Series break29.9+3.6 pts
189Kassel Series break29.8+1.6 pts
190Arnsberg Series break29.6+4.9 pts
191Detmold Series break29.4+3.6 pts
192Chemnitz Low reliability29.3+3.2 pts
193Moravskoslezsko29.2+2.7 pts
193Notio Aigaio29.2-0.5 pts
195Molise29-0.2 pts
195Nord-Vest29+1.9 pts
197Corse Low reliability28.9+0.2 pts
197Piemonte28.9+1.5 pts
199Severovýchod28.5+0.2 pts
200Toscana28.2-0.2 pts
201Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste27.8+1.1 pts
202Champagne-Ardenne27.7-3.7 pts
203Sjeverna Hrvatska27.6-0.5 pts
204Warmińsko-mazurskie27.5-3.5 pts
205Liguria27.4-2.8 pts
205Saarland Low reliability27.4-1.2 pts
205Střední Čechy27.4-2.3 pts
208Basilicata27.2-0.9 pts
209Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break26.7+1.8 pts
209Schleswig-Holstein Series break26.7+2.7 pts
211Nyugat-Dunántúl26.5+2.5 pts
212Weser-Ems Series break26.4+2.5 pts
213Panonska Hrvatska25.9+3 pts
214Lüneburg Series break25.7+2.5 pts
215Sardegna25.5+3 pts
216Észak-Alföld25.4-0.7 pts
217Brandenburg Series break25.3+3.7 pts
218Yugoiztochen25.2+2.4 pts
219Jihozápad25-1.3 pts
220Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen24.9-0.1 pts
221Severoiztochen24.3-2 pts
222Dél-Dunántúl24-0.4 pts
223Yuzhen tsentralen23.7-3.6 pts
224Közép-Dunántúl23.6-0.6 pts
225Campania23+0.5 pts
226Sachsen-Anhalt Series break22.6+2.5 pts
227Dél-Alföld22.4-4.4 pts
228Calabria22.2+0.3 pts
229Puglia21.9+0.9 pts
230Guyane21-5.1 pts
231Vest20.9-1.8 pts
232Região Autónoma dos Açores20.1+3.6 pts
233Severozapaden20+1.8 pts
234Sud-Vest Oltenia19.9+0.9 pts
235Észak-Magyarország19.4-2.9 pts
236Centru19.1-2.3 pts
237Sicilia18.8-0.5 pts
238Sud-Est17.9-0.3 pts
239Nord-Est16.9-0.2 pts
240Sud-Muntenia15.9-1.2 pts
241Severozápad15.6-3.3 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. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Warszawski stołeczny, with 69.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Severozápad, with 15.6% in 2020.

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