EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
Sostinės regionas had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 of 241 regions in 2021, at 73.4%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 15.3%. The median was 39.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 41.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sostinės regionas Series break | 73.4 | +4.4 pts |
| 2 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | 65.6 | -3.5 pts |
| 3 | Utrecht Series break | 65.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France Series break | 64.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 5 | Basque Country Series break | 64.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 6 | Eastern and Midland Series break | 63.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 7 | Luxembourg Series break | 62.6 | +2 pts |
| 8 | Hovedstaden Series break | 62.5 | +2 pts |
| 9 | Budapest Series break | 61.7 | +6.9 pts |
| 10 | Navarre Series break | 61.2 | +5.1 pts |
| 11 | Noord-Holland Series break | 61.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 12 | Southern Series break | 60.7 | +5.8 pts |
| 13 | Stockholm Series break | 60 | -0.5 pts |
| 14 | Praha Series break | 59.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 15 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break | 59.2 | +5.2 pts |
| 16 | Kýpros Series break | 58.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 16 | Northern and Western Series break | 58.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 18 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 58.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 19 | Grande Lisboa Series break | 58.1 | +2 pts |
| 20 | Zuid-Holland Series break | 58 | +5.4 pts |
| 21 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break | 56.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 22 | Community of Madrid Series break | 56.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 23 | Prov. Brabant wallon Series break | 56.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 24 | Asturias Series break | 55.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 25 | Bratislavský kraj Series break | 54.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Rhône-Alpes Series break | 54.4 | +1 pts |
| 27 | Midi-Pyrénées Series break | 54.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 28 | Noord-Brabant Series break | 54 | +2.9 pts |
| 29 | Groningen Series break | 53.9 | +3 pts |
| 30 | Limburg (NL) Series break | 53.5 | +7.8 pts |
| 31 | Gelderland Series break | 53.3 | +5.7 pts |
| 32 | Catalonia Series break | 53.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 33 | Attiki Series break | 52.6 | +2 pts |
| 34 | Berlin Series break | 52.5 | +4.8 pts |
| 35 | Aragon Series break | 52.4 | +5 pts |
| 36 | Overijssel Series break | 52.1 | +6.6 pts |
| 37 | Cantabria Series break | 52 | -3.4 pts |
| 38 | Prov. Antwerpen Series break | 51.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 39 | Zahodna Slovenija Series break | 51.7 | +2.6 pts |
| 40 | Wien Series break | 51.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 41 | Alsace Series break | 51.2 | +1 pts |
| 42 | Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break | 50.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 43 | Centro (PT) Series break | 50.3 | +8.7 pts |
| 44 | Małopolskie Series break | 50.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 44 | Sydsverige Series break | 50.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 46 | Grad Zagreb Series break | 50 | -3 pts |
| 47 | Galicia Series break | 49.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 48 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 49.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 48 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break | 49.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 50 | Pays de la Loire Series break | 48.7 | +6.6 pts |
| 51 | Midtjylland Series break | 48.4 | +3.6 pts |
| 52 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break | 48.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 53 | Bretagne Series break | 48.2 | +4.8 pts |
| 54 | Limousin Series break | 47.9 | +4 pts |
| 54 | Oberbayern Series break | 47.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 56 | Hamburg Series break | 47.8 | +8.8 pts |
| 56 | Västsverige Series break | 47.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 58 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break | 47.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 59 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break | 47.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 60 | Aquitaine Series break | 47.1 | +4.9 pts |
| 60 | Östra Mellansverige Series break | 47.1 | +1 pts |
| 60 | Övre Norrland Series break | 47.1 | +4.8 pts |
| 63 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break | 46.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 64 | Yugozapaden Series break | 46.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 65 | Castile and León Series break | 46.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Kentriki Makedonia Series break | 46.4 | +3.3 pts |
| 67 | Bourgogne Series break | 46.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break | 45.8 | -4.7 pts |
| 68 | Valencian Community Series break | 45.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 70 | Prov. Namur Series break | 45.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 71 | Latvija Series break | 45.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 72 | Burgenland Series break | 44.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 73 | Prov. Liège Series break | 44.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 74 | Zeeland Series break | 44.4 | +8.2 pts |
| 75 | Vzhodna Slovenija Series break | 44.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 76 | La Rioja Series break | 44 | +3.6 pts |
| 76 | Languedoc-Roussillon Series break | 44 | -6.2 pts |
| 78 | Balearic Islands Series break | 43.8 | +3.7 pts |
| 78 | Lorraine Series break | 43.8 | -3.6 pts |
| 80 | Norte Series break | 43.6 | +3.6 pts |
| 81 | Haute-Normandie Series break | 43.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 82 | Eesti Series break | 43.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 83 | Nord-Pas de Calais Series break | 43 | +3.6 pts |
| 84 | Castilla-La Mancha Series break | 42.9 | +4.1 pts |
| 84 | Malta Series break | 42.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 84 | Stuttgart Series break | 42.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 87 | Alentejo Series break | 42.8 | +8 pts |
| 88 | Auvergne Series break | 42.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | Kärnten Series break | 42.1 | +5.7 pts |
| 89 | Salzburg Series break | 42.1 | +3.4 pts |
| 91 | Friesland (NL) Series break | 42 | +3.2 pts |
| 92 | Andalusia Series break | 41.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 92 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break | 41.6 | +9.7 pts |
| 94 | Nordjylland Series break | 41.5 | +3.4 pts |
| 95 | Freiburg Series break | 41.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 95 | Leipzig Series break | 41.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 95 | Melilla Low reliability | 41.4 | +7.2 pts |
| 95 | Východné Slovensko Series break | 41.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 99 | Drenthe Series break | 41 | -0.6 pts |
| 99 | Dytiki Makedonia Series break | 41 | -0.1 pts |
| 101 | Pomorskie Series break | 40.9 | -4.2 pts |
| 102 | Śląskie Series break | 40.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 103 | Canary Islands Series break | 40.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 104 | Champagne-Ardenne Series break | 40.3 | +12.6 pts |
| 104 | Lubelskie Series break | 40.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 106 | Flevoland Series break | 40.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 106 | Niederösterreich Series break | 40.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 106 | Småland med öarna Series break | 40.2 | -3 pts |
| 106 | Tirol Series break | 40.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 110 | Poitou-Charentes Series break | 40.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 111 | Karlsruhe Series break | 40 | -2.5 pts |
| 112 | Mittelfranken Series break | 39.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 113 | Unterfranken Series break | 39.8 | +3.4 pts |
| 114 | Darmstadt Series break | 39.6 | +3 pts |
| 114 | Syddanmark Series break | 39.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 116 | Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break | 39.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 117 | Jihovýchod Series break | 39.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 117 | Oberpfalz Series break | 39.3 | +3.5 pts |
| 117 | Peloponnisos Series break | 39.3 | +3 pts |
| 120 | Köln Series break | 39.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 121 | Martinique Series break | 39.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 121 | Oberfranken Series break | 39.1 | +3.8 pts |
| 121 | Podkarpackie Series break | 39.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 124 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break | 38.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 124 | Region of Murcia Series break | 38.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 126 | Extremadura Series break | 38.8 | +3.6 pts |
| 127 | Steiermark Series break | 38.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 128 | Dytiki Elláda Series break | 38.3 | 0 pts |
| 129 | Dresden Series break | 38.1 | +4.4 pts |
| 130 | Länsi-Suomi Series break | 38 | -3.4 pts |
| 131 | Basse-Normandie Series break | 37.8 | -3.3 pts |
| 131 | Thessalia Series break | 37.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 133 | Braunschweig Series break | 37.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 134 | Franche-Comté Series break | 37.6 | -3.3 pts |
| 134 | Gießen Series break | 37.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 134 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | 37.6 | +4.5 pts |
| 137 | Centre - Val de Loire Series break | 37.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 138 | Podlaskie Series break | 37.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 139 | Prov. Hainaut Series break | 37.2 | +5.2 pts |
| 140 | Picardie Series break | 37.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 141 | Ipeiros Series break | 37 | -2.7 pts |
| 141 | Schwaben Series break | 37 | +0.4 pts |
| 143 | Sterea Elláda Series break | 36.6 | -8.6 pts |
| 144 | Oberösterreich Series break | 36.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 145 | Etelä-Suomi Series break | 36.3 | -4.3 pts |
| 146 | Pest Series break | 36.1 | +3.6 pts |
| 146 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | 36.1 | -3.8 pts |
| 148 | Łódzkie Series break | 36 | -4.6 pts |
| 148 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break | 36 | -1.9 pts |
| 148 | Voreio Aigaio Series break | 36 | -5.2 pts |
| 151 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | 35.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 152 | Bremen Series break | 35.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 152 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | 35.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 154 | Západné Slovensko Series break | 35.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 155 | Península de Setúbal Series break | 35.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 156 | Jadranska Hrvatska Series break | 35.2 | -5 pts |
| 156 | Tübingen Series break | 35.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 158 | Kriti Series break | 35 | -2.5 pts |
| 158 | Stredné Slovensko Series break | 35 | +2.1 pts |
| 160 | Lubuskie Series break | 34.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 160 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break | 34.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 162 | Emilia-Romagna Series break | 34.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 162 | Niederbayern Series break | 34.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 162 | Střední Morava Series break | 34.1 | +3.3 pts |
| 162 | Vorarlberg Series break | 34.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 166 | Wielkopolskie Series break | 34 | -3.6 pts |
| 167 | Severen tsentralen Series break | 33.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 168 | Algarve Series break | 33.7 | -2.7 pts |
| 168 | Düsseldorf Series break | 33.7 | 0 pts |
| 168 | Norra Mellansverige Series break | 33.7 | -4.4 pts |
| 168 | Umbria Series break | 33.7 | -1 pts |
| 168 | Veneto Series break | 33.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 173 | Ionia Nisia Series break | 33.3 | -6.9 pts |
| 174 | Hannover Series break | 33 | +0.9 pts |
| 175 | Mellersta Norrland Series break | 32.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 176 | La Réunion Series break | 32.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 176 | Lazio Series break | 32.2 | -2.8 pts |
| 178 | Arnsberg Series break | 32.1 | +2.5 pts |
| 179 | Saarland Series break | 32 | +4.6 pts |
| 180 | Trier Low reliability | 31.5 | |
| 181 | Sjælland Series break | 31.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 182 | Molise Series break | 31 | +2 pts |
| 182 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break | 31 | -2 pts |
| 184 | Marche Series break | 30.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 184 | Severovýchod Series break | 30.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 186 | Lombardia Series break | 30.7 | -3 pts |
| 187 | Opolskie Series break | 30.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 188 | Moravskoslezsko Series break | 30.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 189 | Abruzzo Series break | 30.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 189 | Detmold Series break | 30.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 189 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break | 30.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 192 | Sjeverna Hrvatska Series break | 30 | +2.4 pts |
| 193 | Panonska Hrvatska Series break | 29.8 | +3.9 pts |
| 194 | Schleswig-Holstein Series break | 29.7 | +3 pts |
| 195 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | 29.5 | +2 pts |
| 196 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break | 29.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 197 | Münster Series break | 29.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 197 | Thüringen Series break | 29.3 | -2 pts |
| 199 | Střední Čechy Series break | 29.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 199 | Toscana Series break | 29.2 | +1 pts |
| 201 | Liguria Series break | 29.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 201 | Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break | 29.1 | +2.6 pts |
| 203 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability | 28.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 204 | Brandenburg Series break | 28.8 | +3.5 pts |
| 204 | Ceuta Low reliability | 28.8 | -4.8 pts |
| 204 | Jihozápad Series break | 28.8 | +3.8 pts |
| 204 | Piemonte Series break | 28.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 208 | Koblenz Series break | 28.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 209 | Kassel Series break | 28.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 209 | Severoiztochen Series break | 28.2 | +3.9 pts |
| 211 | Notio Aigaio Series break | 27.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 212 | Weser-Ems Series break | 27.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 213 | Basilicata Series break | 27.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 214 | Közép-Dunántúl Series break | 26.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 215 | Guadeloupe Series break | 26.5 | -7.8 pts |
| 215 | Yuzhen tsentralen Series break | 26.5 | +2.8 pts |
| 217 | Lüneburg Series break | 26.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 218 | Dél-Dunántúl Series break | 25.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 219 | Chemnitz Series break | 25.7 | -3.6 pts |
| 220 | Sachsen-Anhalt Series break | 25.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 221 | Yugoiztochen Series break | 24.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 222 | Nord-Vest Series break | 24.5 | -4.5 pts |
| 223 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break | 24 | -0.9 pts |
| 224 | Észak-Alföld Series break | 23.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 225 | Campania Series break | 23.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 226 | Puglia Series break | 23.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 227 | Dél-Alföld Series break | 23 | +0.6 pts |
| 228 | Calabria Series break | 22.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 229 | Sardegna Series break | 22.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 230 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability | 21.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 231 | Severozapaden Series break | 20.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 232 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break | 20.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 233 | Sicilia Series break | 20.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 234 | Észak-Magyarország Series break | 19.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 234 | Guyane Series break | 19.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 236 | Severozápad Series break | 18.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 237 | Nord-Est Series break | 18 | +1.1 pts |
| 238 | Vest Series break | 17.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 239 | Centru Series break | 17.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 240 | Sud-Est Series break | 15.9 | -2 pts |
| 241 | Sud-Muntenia Series break | 15.3 | -0.6 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 2021 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.
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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2021,
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, 2021}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
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}
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sostinės regionas, with 73.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sud-Muntenia, with 15.3% in 2021.
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. 2 regions have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.
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