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 242 regions in 2022, at 73.6%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 16%. The median was 39.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 42%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sostinės regionas | 73.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 2 | Utrecht | 67.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 3 | Eastern and Midland | 65.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France | 65.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 5 | Basque Country | 64.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 6 | Noord-Holland | 64 | +2.9 pts |
| 6 | Warszawski stołeczny | 64 | -1.6 pts |
| 8 | Budapest | 62.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 9 | Stockholm | 61.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 10 | Northern and Western | 61.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 61 | -1.6 pts |
| 12 | Hovedstaden | 60.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 13 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 59.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 13 | Southern | 59.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 15 | Praha | 59.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 16 | Kýpros | 59.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 17 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 58.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 17 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 58.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 19 | Navarre | 57.7 | -3.5 pts |
| 19 | Zuid-Holland | 57.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 21 | Community of Madrid | 57.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 22 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 57 | -1.6 pts |
| 23 | Rhône-Alpes | 56.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 24 | Attiki | 56 | +3.4 pts |
| 24 | Noord-Brabant | 56 | +2 pts |
| 26 | Berlin | 55.5 | +3 pts |
| 27 | Groningen | 55.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 28 | Sydsverige | 55 | +4.9 pts |
| 29 | Aragon | 54.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 30 | Asturias | 54.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 30 | Catalonia | 54.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 32 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 54 | +3.5 pts |
| 33 | Overijssel | 53.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 34 | Bratislavský kraj | 53.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 35 | Västsverige | 52.9 | +5.1 pts |
| 36 | Alsace | 52.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 37 | Prov. Antwerpen | 52.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 38 | Cantabria | 52.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 38 | Grad Zagreb | 52.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 40 | Wien | 52.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | Galicia | 52.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 42 | Gelderland | 51.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 42 | Limburg (NL) | 51.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 44 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 51.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 45 | Midtjylland | 51.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 46 | Grande Lisboa | 50.1 | -8 pts |
| 46 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 50.1 | +1 pts |
| 48 | Bretagne | 50 | +1.8 pts |
| 48 | Övre Norrland | 50 | +2.9 pts |
| 50 | Aquitaine | 49.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 50 | Valencian Community | 49.8 | +4 pts |
| 52 | Melilla | 49.7 | +8.3 pts |
| 52 | Zahodna Slovenija | 49.7 | -2 pts |
| 54 | Oberbayern | 49.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 55 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 48.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 56 | Castile and León | 48 | +1.6 pts |
| 56 | Östra Mellansverige | 48 | +0.9 pts |
| 56 | Pays de la Loire | 48 | -0.7 pts |
| 59 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 47.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 60 | Drenthe | 47.5 | +6.5 pts |
| 60 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 47.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 62 | Midi-Pyrénées | 47.4 | -6.7 pts |
| 63 | Małopolskie | 46.8 | -3.3 pts |
| 64 | La Rioja | 46.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 65 | Canary Islands | 46.3 | +5.7 pts |
| 66 | Yugozapaden | 46.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 67 | Latvija | 45.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 68 | Pomorskie | 45.6 | +4.7 pts |
| 69 | Basse-Normandie | 45.4 | +7.6 pts |
| 70 | Dytiki Makedonia | 45.3 | +4.3 pts |
| 71 | Centro (PT) | 45.1 | -5.2 pts |
| 71 | Prov. Liège | 45.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 73 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 45 | +0.7 pts |
| 74 | Extremadura | 44.9 | +6.1 pts |
| 75 | Centre - Val de Loire | 44.8 | +7.4 pts |
| 76 | Bourgogne | 44.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 77 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 44.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 78 | Kentriki Makedonia | 44 | -2.4 pts |
| 78 | Peloponnisos | 44 | +4.7 pts |
| 78 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 44 | -2.7 pts |
| 81 | Alentejo | 43.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Eesti | 43.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 83 | Limousin | 43.8 | -4.1 pts |
| 84 | Andalusia | 43.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 85 | Dolnośląskie | 43.1 | -6 pts |
| 86 | Castilla-La Mancha | 42.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 87 | Karlsruhe | 42.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 88 | Malta | 42.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 89 | Flevoland | 42.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 89 | Ipeiros | 42.4 | +5.4 pts |
| 91 | Norte | 42.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 92 | Dresden | 42 | +3.9 pts |
| 93 | Steiermark | 41.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 94 | Nordjylland | 41.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 95 | Hamburg | 41.6 | -6.2 pts |
| 95 | Stuttgart | 41.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 97 | Burgenland | 41.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 98 | Península de Setúbal | 41.3 | +6 pts |
| 99 | Poitou-Charentes | 41.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 100 | Auvergne | 41.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 100 | Haute-Normandie | 41.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 100 | Tirol | 41.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 103 | Prov. Namur | 41 | -4.6 pts |
| 104 | Braunschweig | 40.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 104 | Śląskie | 40.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 106 | Podkarpackie | 40.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 107 | Småland med öarna | 40.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 108 | Leipzig | 40.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 108 | Salzburg | 40.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 110 | Köln | 39.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 110 | Východné Slovensko | 39.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 112 | Balearic Islands | 39.8 | -4 pts |
| 112 | Mellersta Norrland | 39.8 | +7.4 pts |
| 114 | Lorraine | 39.7 | -4.1 pts |
| 115 | Podlaskie | 39.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 115 | Zeeland | 39.6 | -4.8 pts |
| 117 | Darmstadt | 39.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 117 | Niederösterreich | 39.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 119 | Thessalia | 39.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 120 | Freiburg | 39.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 120 | Kärnten | 39.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 120 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 39.2 | -3.8 pts |
| 120 | Norra Mellansverige | 39.2 | +5.5 pts |
| 124 | Oberösterreich | 39.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 124 | Region of Murcia | 39.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 126 | Franche-Comté | 39 | +1.4 pts |
| 126 | Lubelskie | 39 | -1.3 pts |
| 128 | Friesland (NL) | 38.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 129 | Picardie | 38.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 130 | Martinique | 38.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 130 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 38.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 132 | Syddanmark | 38.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 133 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 37.9 | -1 pts |
| 133 | Länsi-Suomi | 37.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 135 | Champagne-Ardenne | 37.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 135 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 37.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 137 | Tübingen | 37.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 138 | Mittelfranken | 37.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 139 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 37.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 140 | Prov. Hainaut | 37.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 140 | Zachodniopomorskie | 37.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 142 | Unterfranken | 37.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 143 | Jihovýchod | 37.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 143 | Świętokrzyskie | 37.1 | +1 pts |
| 145 | Oberpfalz | 37 | -2.3 pts |
| 146 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 36.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 147 | Lazio | 36.2 | +4 pts |
| 147 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 36.2 | -3.2 pts |
| 149 | Schwaben | 36.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 150 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 35.9 | -5.7 pts |
| 150 | Západné Slovensko | 35.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 152 | Kriti | 35.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 153 | Etelä-Suomi | 35.3 | -1 pts |
| 154 | Ionia Nisia | 35.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 155 | Wielkopolskie | 35.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 156 | Łódzkie | 34.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 156 | Stredné Slovensko | 34.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 158 | Marche | 34.7 | +3.8 pts |
| 159 | Gießen | 34.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 159 | Molise | 34.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 161 | Dytiki Elláda | 34.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 162 | Umbria | 34.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 163 | Hannover | 34.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 163 | Střední Morava | 34.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 165 | Oberfranken | 34 | -5.1 pts |
| 166 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 33.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 167 | Severen tsentralen | 33.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 168 | Algarve | 33.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 168 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 33.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 170 | Niederbayern | 33.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 171 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 33.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 172 | Vorarlberg | 33.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 173 | Opolskie | 32.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 174 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 32.6 | +3.7 pts |
| 175 | Sterea Elláda | 32.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 176 | Pest | 32.2 | -3.9 pts |
| 176 | Thüringen | 32.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 178 | Emilia-Romagna | 32.1 | -2 pts |
| 178 | Lombardia | 32.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 180 | Severoiztochen | 32 | +3.8 pts |
| 181 | Notio Aigaio | 31.9 | +4 pts |
| 182 | Brandenburg | 31.8 | +3 pts |
| 182 | Corse Low reliability | 31.8 | |
| 182 | Trier Low reliability | 31.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 185 | Sjælland | 31.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 186 | Toscana | 31.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 186 | Voreio Aigaio | 31.6 | -4.4 pts |
| 188 | Bremen | 31.5 | -4.2 pts |
| 188 | Veneto | 31.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 190 | Ceuta Low reliability | 31.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 190 | Jihozápad | 31.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 192 | Düsseldorf | 31 | -2.7 pts |
| 193 | Moravskoslezsko | 30.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 30.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 195 | Abruzzo | 30.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 196 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 30.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 30.2 | +3.7 pts |
| 197 | Liguria | 30.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 199 | Severovýchod | 30.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 200 | Lubuskie | 30 | -4.3 pts |
| 201 | Detmold | 29.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 201 | Saarland | 29.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 203 | Münster | 29.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 203 | Střední Čechy | 29.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 205 | Arnsberg | 29.3 | -2.8 pts |
| 206 | Weser-Ems | 29 | +1.3 pts |
| 207 | Lüneburg | 28.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 207 | Piemonte | 28.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 209 | Chemnitz | 28.5 | +2.8 pts |
| 210 | La Réunion | 27.7 | -4.5 pts |
| 210 | Schleswig-Holstein | 27.7 | -2 pts |
| 212 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 27.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 213 | Koblenz | 27.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 214 | Kassel | 27 | -1.2 pts |
| 215 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 26.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 216 | Sardegna | 26.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 217 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 26.4 | -3 pts |
| 218 | Panonska Hrvatska | 26.1 | -3.7 pts |
| 219 | Dél-Alföld | 25.8 | +2.8 pts |
| 219 | Dél-Dunántúl | 25.8 | 0 pts |
| 221 | Basilicata | 25.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 222 | Campania | 25.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 222 | Közép-Dunántúl | 25.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 224 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 25.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 225 | Guyane | 24.9 | +5.4 pts |
| 226 | Calabria | 24.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 227 | Yugoiztochen | 23.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 228 | Nord-Vest | 23.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 229 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 22.9 | -6.2 pts |
| 230 | Észak-Alföld | 22.8 | -1 pts |
| 231 | Puglia | 22.2 | -1 pts |
| 232 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 233 | Centru | 21.5 | +4 pts |
| 234 | Severozapaden | 21 | +0.2 pts |
| 235 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 20.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 236 | Sicilia | 19.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 237 | Vest | 19.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 238 | Nord-Est | 19.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 239 | Észak-Magyarország | 18.5 | -1 pts |
| 240 | Severozápad | 18 | -0.7 pts |
| 241 | Sud-Est | 17 | +1.1 pts |
| 242 | Sud-Muntenia | 16 | +0.7 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 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sostinės regionas, with 73.6% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sud-Muntenia, with 16% in 2022.
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 2022 and are not ranked.
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