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.

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Lowest15.3Sud-Muntenia
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European Union (27)41.5History

Top 40 regions, 2021

Sostinės regionas: 73.4 %Sostinės regionas73.4Warszawski stołeczny: 65.6 %Warszawski stołeczny65.6Utrecht: 65.5 %Utrecht65.5Ile-de-France: 64.9 %Ile-de-France64.9Basque Country: 64.4 %Basque Country64.4Eastern and Midland: 63.9 %Eastern and Midland63.9Luxembourg: 62.6 %Luxembourg62.6Hovedstaden: 62.5 %Hovedstaden62.5Budapest: 61.7 %Budapest61.7Navarre: 61.2 %Navarre61.2Noord-Holland: 61.1 %Noord-Holland61.1Southern: 60.7 %Southern60.7Stockholm: 60 %Stockholm60Praha: 59.9 %Praha59.9Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 59.2 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen59.2Kýpros: 58.8 %Kýpros58.8Northern and Western: 58.8 %Northern and Western58.8Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 58.6 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.6Grande Lisboa: 58.1 %Grande Lisboa58.1Zuid-Holland: 58 %Zuid-Holland58Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 56.7 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…56.7Community of Madrid: 56.4 %Community of Madrid56.4Prov. Brabant wallon: 56.3 %Prov. Brabant wallon56.3Asturias: 55.3 %Asturias55.3Bratislavský kraj: 54.7 %Bratislavský kraj54.7Rhône-Alpes: 54.4 %Rhône-Alpes54.4Midi-Pyrénées: 54.1 %Midi-Pyrénées54.1Noord-Brabant: 54 %Noord-Brabant54Groningen: 53.9 %Groningen53.9Limburg (NL): 53.5 %Limburg (NL)53.5Gelderland: 53.3 %Gelderland53.3Catalonia: 53.1 %Catalonia53.1Attiki: 52.6 %Attiki52.6Berlin: 52.5 %Berlin52.5Aragon: 52.4 %Aragon52.4Overijssel: 52.1 %Overijssel52.1Cantabria: 52 %Cantabria52Prov. Antwerpen: 51.9 %Prov. Antwerpen51.9Zahodna Slovenija: 51.7 %Zahodna Slovenija51.7Wien: 51.6 %Wien51.6Sostinės regionas: 73.4 %Sostinės regionas73.4Warszawski stołeczny: 65.6 %Warszawski stołeczny65.6Utrecht: 65.5 %Utrecht65.5Ile-de-France: 64.9 %Ile-de-France64.9Basque Country: 64.4 %Basque Country64.4Eastern and Midland: 63.9 %Eastern and Midland63.9Luxembourg: 62.6 %Luxembourg62.6Hovedstaden: 62.5 %Hovedstaden62.5Budapest: 61.7 %Budapest61.7Navarre: 61.2 %Navarre61.2Noord-Holland: 61.1 %Noord-Holland61.1Southern: 60.7 %Southern60.7Stockholm: 60 %Stockholm60Praha: 59.9 %Praha59.9Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 59.2 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen59.2Kýpros: 58.8 %Kýpros58.8Northern and Western: 58.8 %Northern and Western58.8Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 58.6 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant58.6Grande Lisboa: 58.1 %Grande Lisboa58.1Zuid-Holland: 58 %Zuid-Holland58Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 56.7 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…56.7Community of Madrid: 56.4 %Community of Madrid56.4Prov. Brabant wallon: 56.3 %Prov. Brabant wallon56.3Asturias: 55.3 %Asturias55.3Bratislavský kraj: 54.7 %Bratislavský kraj54.7Rhône-Alpes: 54.4 %Rhône-Alpes54.4Midi-Pyrénées: 54.1 %Midi-Pyrénées54.1Noord-Brabant: 54 %Noord-Brabant54Groningen: 53.9 %Groningen53.9Limburg (NL): 53.5 %Limburg (NL)53.5Gelderland: 53.3 %Gelderland53.3Catalonia: 53.1 %Catalonia53.1Attiki: 52.6 %Attiki52.6Berlin: 52.5 %Berlin52.5Aragon: 52.4 %Aragon52.4Overijssel: 52.1 %Overijssel52.1Cantabria: 52 %Cantabria52Prov. Antwerpen: 51.9 %Prov. Antwerpen51.9Zahodna Slovenija: 51.7 %Zahodna Slovenija51.7Wien: 51.6 %Wien51.6
%. 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

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sostinės regionas Series break73.4+4.4 pts
2Warszawski stołeczny Series break65.6-3.5 pts
3Utrecht Series break65.5-2.1 pts
4Ile-de-France Series break64.9-1.8 pts
5Basque Country Series break64.4+2.7 pts
6Eastern and Midland Series break63.9+2.5 pts
7Luxembourg Series break62.6+2 pts
8Hovedstaden Series break62.5+2 pts
9Budapest Series break61.7+6.9 pts
10Navarre Series break61.2+5.1 pts
11Noord-Holland Series break61.1+1.5 pts
12Southern Series break60.7+5.8 pts
13Stockholm Series break60-0.5 pts
14Praha Series break59.9+2.7 pts
15Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break59.2+5.2 pts
16Kýpros Series break58.8+1.4 pts
16Northern and Western Series break58.8+4.3 pts
18Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability58.6+0.2 pts
19Grande Lisboa Series break58.1+2 pts
20Zuid-Holland Series break58+5.4 pts
21Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break56.7+0.8 pts
22Community of Madrid Series break56.4-0.1 pts
23Prov. Brabant wallon Series break56.3-1.1 pts
24Asturias Series break55.3+1.3 pts
25Bratislavský kraj Series break54.7-0.2 pts
26Rhône-Alpes Series break54.4+1 pts
27Midi-Pyrénées Series break54.1+0.8 pts
28Noord-Brabant Series break54+2.9 pts
29Groningen Series break53.9+3 pts
30Limburg (NL) Series break53.5+7.8 pts
31Gelderland Series break53.3+5.7 pts
32Catalonia Series break53.1+1.3 pts
33Attiki Series break52.6+2 pts
34Berlin Series break52.5+4.8 pts
35Aragon Series break52.4+5 pts
36Overijssel Series break52.1+6.6 pts
37Cantabria Series break52-3.4 pts
38Prov. Antwerpen Series break51.9+2.9 pts
39Zahodna Slovenija Series break51.7+2.6 pts
40Wien Series break51.6+1.5 pts
41Alsace Series break51.2+1 pts
42Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break50.5-1.2 pts
43Centro (PT) Series break50.3+8.7 pts
44Małopolskie Series break50.1+1.9 pts
44Sydsverige Series break50.1+1.7 pts
46Grad Zagreb Series break50-3 pts
47Galicia Series break49.9+0.5 pts
48Dolnośląskie Series break49.1-2.4 pts
48Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break49.1-0.2 pts
50Pays de la Loire Series break48.7+6.6 pts
51Midtjylland Series break48.4+3.6 pts
52Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break48.3-1.9 pts
53Bretagne Series break48.2+4.8 pts
54Limousin Series break47.9+4 pts
54Oberbayern Series break47.9+1.8 pts
56Hamburg Series break47.8+8.8 pts
56Västsverige Series break47.8-0.6 pts
58Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break47.7+2.3 pts
59Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break47.2+2.9 pts
60Aquitaine Series break47.1+4.9 pts
60Östra Mellansverige Series break47.1+1 pts
60Övre Norrland Series break47.1+4.8 pts
63Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break46.7-0.6 pts
64Yugozapaden Series break46.5-1.1 pts
65Castile and León Series break46.4-0.1 pts
65Kentriki Makedonia Series break46.4+3.3 pts
67Bourgogne Series break46.1-0.4 pts
68Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break45.8-4.7 pts
68Valencian Community Series break45.8-0.5 pts
70Prov. Namur Series break45.6+1.1 pts
71Latvija Series break45.5+1.3 pts
72Burgenland Series break44.6+0.4 pts
73Prov. Liège Series break44.5+3.5 pts
74Zeeland Series break44.4+8.2 pts
75Vzhodna Slovenija Series break44.3+2.4 pts
76La Rioja Series break44+3.6 pts
76Languedoc-Roussillon Series break44-6.2 pts
78Balearic Islands Series break43.8+3.7 pts
78Lorraine Series break43.8-3.6 pts
80Norte Series break43.6+3.6 pts
81Haute-Normandie Series break43.5-0.4 pts
82Eesti Series break43.2+3.1 pts
83Nord-Pas de Calais Series break43+3.6 pts
84Castilla-La Mancha Series break42.9+4.1 pts
84Malta Series break42.9+2.7 pts
84Stuttgart Series break42.9-0.2 pts
87Alentejo Series break42.8+8 pts
88Auvergne Series break42.6-0.2 pts
89Kärnten Series break42.1+5.7 pts
89Salzburg Series break42.1+3.4 pts
91Friesland (NL) Series break42+3.2 pts
92Andalusia Series break41.6+2.2 pts
92Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break41.6+9.7 pts
94Nordjylland Series break41.5+3.4 pts
95Freiburg Series break41.4+2.5 pts
95Leipzig Series break41.4+3.4 pts
95Melilla Low reliability41.4+7.2 pts
95Východné Slovensko Series break41.4-1.5 pts
99Drenthe Series break41-0.6 pts
99Dytiki Makedonia Series break41-0.1 pts
101Pomorskie Series break40.9-4.2 pts
102Śląskie Series break40.7-0.5 pts
103Canary Islands Series break40.6-1.9 pts
104Champagne-Ardenne Series break40.3+12.6 pts
104Lubelskie Series break40.3-2.7 pts
106Flevoland Series break40.2+1.9 pts
106Niederösterreich Series break40.2+1.5 pts
106Småland med öarna Series break40.2-3 pts
106Tirol Series break40.2-0.2 pts
110Poitou-Charentes Series break40.1-0.7 pts
111Karlsruhe Series break40-2.5 pts
112Mittelfranken Series break39.9+0.6 pts
113Unterfranken Series break39.8+3.4 pts
114Darmstadt Series break39.6+3 pts
114Syddanmark Series break39.6+0.7 pts
116Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break39.4+3.2 pts
117Jihovýchod Series break39.3-1.9 pts
117Oberpfalz Series break39.3+3.5 pts
117Peloponnisos Series break39.3+3 pts
120Köln Series break39.2+3.8 pts
121Martinique Series break39.1+4.5 pts
121Oberfranken Series break39.1+3.8 pts
121Podkarpackie Series break39.1-1.6 pts
124Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break38.9+3.3 pts
124Region of Murcia Series break38.9-2.1 pts
126Extremadura Series break38.8+3.6 pts
127Steiermark Series break38.7-1.2 pts
128Dytiki Elláda Series break38.30 pts
129Dresden Series break38.1+4.4 pts
130Länsi-Suomi Series break38-3.4 pts
131Basse-Normandie Series break37.8-3.3 pts
131Thessalia Series break37.8-2.5 pts
133Braunschweig Series break37.7+0.3 pts
134Franche-Comté Series break37.6-3.3 pts
134Gießen Series break37.6+0.5 pts
134Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break37.6+4.5 pts
137Centre - Val de Loire Series break37.4+2.2 pts
138Podlaskie Series break37.3-1.4 pts
139Prov. Hainaut Series break37.2+5.2 pts
140Picardie Series break37.1-0.8 pts
141Ipeiros Series break37-2.7 pts
141Schwaben Series break37+0.4 pts
143Sterea Elláda Series break36.6-8.6 pts
144Oberösterreich Series break36.4-0.3 pts
145Etelä-Suomi Series break36.3-4.3 pts
146Pest Series break36.1+3.6 pts
146Świętokrzyskie Series break36.1-3.8 pts
148Łódzkie Series break36-4.6 pts
148Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break36-1.9 pts
148Voreio Aigaio Series break36-5.2 pts
151Zachodniopomorskie Series break35.8-1.1 pts
152Bremen Series break35.7+1.1 pts
152Mazowiecki regionalny Series break35.7-2.9 pts
154Západné Slovensko Series break35.4+1.3 pts
155Península de Setúbal Series break35.3+3.2 pts
156Jadranska Hrvatska Series break35.2-5 pts
156Tübingen Series break35.2+0.6 pts
158Kriti Series break35-2.5 pts
158Stredné Slovensko Series break35+2.1 pts
160Lubuskie Series break34.3-1.9 pts
160Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break34.3-1.3 pts
162Emilia-Romagna Series break34.1+0.4 pts
162Niederbayern Series break34.1+2.8 pts
162Střední Morava Series break34.1+3.3 pts
162Vorarlberg Series break34.1+1.7 pts
166Wielkopolskie Series break34-3.6 pts
167Severen tsentralen Series break33.9-0.6 pts
168Algarve Series break33.7-2.7 pts
168Düsseldorf Series break33.70 pts
168Norra Mellansverige Series break33.7-4.4 pts
168Umbria Series break33.7-1 pts
168Veneto Series break33.7+1.7 pts
173Ionia Nisia Series break33.3-6.9 pts
174Hannover Series break33+0.9 pts
175Mellersta Norrland Series break32.4+2.3 pts
176La Réunion Series break32.2+1.7 pts
176Lazio Series break32.2-2.8 pts
178Arnsberg Series break32.1+2.5 pts
179Saarland Series break32+4.6 pts
180Trier Low reliability31.5n/a
181Sjælland Series break31.3+1.3 pts
182Molise Series break31+2 pts
182Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break31-2 pts
184Marche Series break30.9-1.9 pts
184Severovýchod Series break30.9+2.4 pts
186Lombardia Series break30.7-3 pts
187Opolskie Series break30.6-3.4 pts
188Moravskoslezsko Series break30.4+1.2 pts
189Abruzzo Series break30.2-0.1 pts
189Detmold Series break30.2+0.8 pts
189Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break30.2-1.8 pts
192Sjeverna Hrvatska Series break30+2.4 pts
193Panonska Hrvatska Series break29.8+3.9 pts
194Schleswig-Holstein Series break29.7+3 pts
195Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break29.5+2 pts
196Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break29.4+2.7 pts
197Münster Series break29.3-2.2 pts
197Thüringen Series break29.3-2 pts
199Střední Čechy Series break29.2+1.8 pts
199Toscana Series break29.2+1 pts
201Liguria Series break29.1+1.7 pts
201Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break29.1+2.6 pts
203Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability28.9+1.1 pts
204Brandenburg Series break28.8+3.5 pts
204Ceuta Low reliability28.8-4.8 pts
204Jihozápad Series break28.8+3.8 pts
204Piemonte Series break28.8-0.1 pts
208Koblenz Series break28.6-1.3 pts
209Kassel Series break28.2-1.6 pts
209Severoiztochen Series break28.2+3.9 pts
211Notio Aigaio Series break27.9-1.3 pts
212Weser-Ems Series break27.7+1.3 pts
213Basilicata Series break27.4+0.2 pts
214Közép-Dunántúl Series break26.9+3.3 pts
215Guadeloupe Series break26.5-7.8 pts
215Yuzhen tsentralen Series break26.5+2.8 pts
217Lüneburg Series break26.4+0.7 pts
218Dél-Dunántúl Series break25.8+1.8 pts
219Chemnitz Series break25.7-3.6 pts
220Sachsen-Anhalt Series break25.5+2.9 pts
221Yugoiztochen Series break24.8-0.4 pts
222Nord-Vest Series break24.5-4.5 pts
223Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break24-0.9 pts
224Észak-Alföld Series break23.8-1.6 pts
225Campania Series break23.7+0.7 pts
226Puglia Series break23.2+1.3 pts
227Dél-Alföld Series break23+0.6 pts
228Calabria Series break22.9+0.7 pts
229Sardegna Series break22.3-3.2 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability21.6+1.5 pts
231Severozapaden Series break20.8+0.8 pts
232Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break20.5+0.6 pts
233Sicilia Series break20.1+1.3 pts
234Észak-Magyarország Series break19.5+0.1 pts
234Guyane Series break19.5-1.5 pts
236Severozápad Series break18.7+3.1 pts
237Nord-Est Series break18+1.1 pts
238Vest Series break17.8-3.1 pts
239Centru Series break17.5-1.6 pts
240Sud-Est Series break15.9-2 pts
241Sud-Muntenia Series break15.3-0.6 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.

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

Sostinės regionas, with 73.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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