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 2023, at 72.3%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 14.7%. The median was 40.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 43.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sostinės regionas | 72.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 2 | Basque Country | 67.6 | +3.4 pts |
| 3 | Warszawski stołeczny | 67.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 4 | Ile-de-France | 67.2 | +2 pts |
| 5 | Eastern and Midland | 66.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 6 | Utrecht | 66.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 7 | Stockholm | 64.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 8 | Cantabria | 63.2 | +10.8 pts |
| 9 | Kýpros | 61.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 10 | Noord-Holland | 61.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 10 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 61.6 | +3.5 pts |
| 12 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 61.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 13 | Budapest | 60.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 14 | Hovedstaden | 60.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 15 | Praha | 60.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 16 | Community of Madrid | 60.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 60.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Northern and Western | 59.2 | -2 pts |
| 19 | Grad Zagreb | 58.4 | +6 pts |
| 20 | Alsace | 58.2 | +5.5 pts |
| 21 | Rhône-Alpes | 58 | +1.4 pts |
| 22 | Southern | 57.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 23 | Bratislavský kraj | 56.9 | +3.8 pts |
| 24 | Catalonia | 56.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 25 | Groningen | 55.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Navarre | 55.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 27 | Asturias | 55.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 27 | Ipeiros | 55.2 | +12.8 pts |
| 29 | Västsverige | 54.9 | +2 pts |
| 29 | Zuid-Holland | 54.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 31 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 54.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 32 | Sydsverige | 54.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 33 | Noord-Brabant | 54.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 34 | Berlin | 53.5 | -2 pts |
| 35 | Galicia | 53.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 35 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 53.2 | -6.4 pts |
| 37 | Thessalia | 53 | +13.7 pts |
| 38 | Attiki | 52.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 39 | Prov. Antwerpen | 52.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 40 | Gelderland | 52.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 41 | Pomorskie | 52.1 | +6.5 pts |
| 42 | Valencian Community | 52 | +2.2 pts |
| 43 | Wien | 51.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 44 | Midi-Pyrénées | 51.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 45 | Midtjylland | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 46 | Aragon | 51 | -3.8 pts |
| 47 | Małopolskie | 50.8 | +4 pts |
| 48 | Oberbayern | 50.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 49 | Övre Norrland | 50.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 50 | Castile and León | 50.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 50 | Grande Lisboa | 50.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 50 | Östra Mellansverige | 50.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 53 | Melilla | 50.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 54 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 49.8 | -4.2 pts |
| 54 | Dytiki Makedonia | 49.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 54 | La Rioja | 49.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 54 | Limousin | 49.8 | +6 pts |
| 58 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 49.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 59 | Aquitaine | 49.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 60 | Pays de la Loire | 49.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 61 | Overijssel | 48.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 62 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 48.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 63 | Yugozapaden | 48.3 | +2.2 pts |
| 64 | Basse-Normandie | 47.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 65 | Bourgogne | 47.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 66 | Dolnośląskie | 47.5 | +4.4 pts |
| 66 | Limburg (NL) | 47.5 | -4.3 pts |
| 68 | Castilla-La Mancha | 47.3 | +4.5 pts |
| 68 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 47.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 70 | Extremadura | 47.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 71 | Centre - Val de Loire | 46.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 72 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 46.8 | -4.8 pts |
| 73 | Bretagne | 46.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 74 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 46.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 75 | Malta | 46.2 | +3.7 pts |
| 75 | Prov. Namur | 46.2 | +5.2 pts |
| 77 | Haute-Normandie | 46.1 | +5 pts |
| 78 | Peloponnisos | 45.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 79 | Friesland (NL) | 45.4 | +6.5 pts |
| 80 | Latvija | 45.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 81 | Lubelskie | 44.9 | +5.9 pts |
| 82 | Hamburg | 44.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 83 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 44.7 | -3 pts |
| 84 | Śląskie | 44.6 | +4 pts |
| 85 | Andalusia | 44.5 | +1 pts |
| 85 | Podkarpackie | 44.5 | +4 pts |
| 87 | Norra Mellansverige | 44.2 | +5 pts |
| 88 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 44.1 | +4.9 pts |
| 89 | Kentriki Makedonia | 43.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 89 | Köln | 43.9 | +4 pts |
| 91 | Zachodniopomorskie | 43.6 | +6.3 pts |
| 92 | Eesti | 43.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 93 | Steiermark | 43.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 94 | Podlaskie | 43.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 95 | Península de Setúbal | 43.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 95 | Zahodna Slovenija Series break | 43.2 | -6.5 pts |
| 97 | Wielkopolskie | 43.1 | +8 pts |
| 98 | Franche-Comté | 42.8 | +3.8 pts |
| 99 | Mittelfranken | 42.7 | +5.2 pts |
| 99 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 42.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 101 | Centro (PT) | 42.5 | -2.6 pts |
| 101 | Łódzkie | 42.5 | +7.6 pts |
| 103 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 42.3 | +4.1 pts |
| 103 | Region of Murcia | 42.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 105 | Braunschweig | 42.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 105 | Kärnten | 42.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 107 | Canary Islands | 42 | -4.3 pts |
| 108 | Stuttgart | 41.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 109 | Salzburg | 41.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 110 | Nordjylland | 41.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 111 | Darmstadt | 41.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 112 | Karlsruhe | 41.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 113 | Småland med öarna | 41.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 113 | Tübingen | 41.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 115 | Flevoland | 41.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 116 | Corse Low reliability | 41.1 | +9.3 pts |
| 116 | Dresden | 41.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 116 | Tirol | 41.1 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Burgenland | 41 | -0.5 pts |
| 119 | Lorraine | 41 | +1.3 pts |
| 121 | Balearic Islands | 40.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 122 | Auvergne | 40.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 122 | Martinique | 40.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 122 | Oberpfalz | 40.6 | +3.6 pts |
| 125 | Norte | 40.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 125 | Prov. Liège | 40.5 | -4.6 pts |
| 127 | Champagne-Ardenne | 40.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 127 | Leipzig | 40.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 129 | Oberösterreich | 39.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 129 | Świętokrzyskie | 39.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 131 | Niederösterreich | 39.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 132 | Mellersta Norrland | 39.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 133 | Dytiki Elláda | 39.3 | +4.9 pts |
| 133 | Schwaben | 39.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 133 | Stredné Slovensko | 39.3 | +4.4 pts |
| 136 | Poitou-Charentes | 39.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 137 | Opolskie | 38.8 | +5.9 pts |
| 138 | Picardie | 38.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 139 | Drenthe | 38.4 | -9.1 pts |
| 139 | Lazio | 38.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 141 | Vzhodna Slovenija Series break | 38.3 | -6.7 pts |
| 142 | Länsi-Suomi | 38 | +0.1 pts |
| 143 | Unterfranken | 37.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 144 | Freiburg | 37.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 144 | Západné Slovensko | 37.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 146 | Syddanmark | 37.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 147 | Guadeloupe | 37.5 | +7.3 pts |
| 147 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 37.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 149 | Jihovýchod | 37.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 150 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 36.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 151 | Hannover | 36.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 152 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 36.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 153 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 35.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 154 | Lombardia | 35.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 154 | Východné Slovensko | 35.2 | -4.7 pts |
| 156 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 34.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 157 | Marche | 34.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 158 | Prov. Hainaut | 34.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 159 | Etelä-Suomi | 34.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 160 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 34.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 161 | Umbria | 34.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 162 | Bremen | 34.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 163 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 34.1 | +3.6 pts |
| 163 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 34.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 165 | Gießen | 33.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 166 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 33.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 167 | Algarve | 33.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 168 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 33.3 | -4.6 pts |
| 168 | Kriti | 33.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 168 | Zeeland | 33.3 | -6.3 pts |
| 171 | Emilia-Romagna | 32.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 171 | Veneto | 32.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 173 | Oberfranken | 32.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 174 | Lubuskie | 32.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 174 | Niederbayern | 32.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 176 | Alentejo | 32.6 | -11.3 pts |
| 177 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 32.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 178 | Ionia Nisia | 32.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 179 | Jihozápad | 32.3 | +1 pts |
| 180 | Severen tsentralen | 32.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 180 | Vorarlberg | 32.2 | -1 pts |
| 182 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 32.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 183 | Brandenburg | 31.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 183 | Severoiztochen | 31.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 185 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 31.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 186 | Weser-Ems | 31.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 187 | Düsseldorf | 31.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 187 | Toscana | 31.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 189 | Liguria | 31.2 | +1 pts |
| 190 | Thüringen | 31 | -1.2 pts |
| 191 | Molise | 30.9 | -3.6 pts |
| 192 | Schleswig-Holstein | 30.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 193 | Kassel | 30.6 | +3.6 pts |
| 194 | Detmold | 30.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 195 | Sjælland | 30.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 196 | Koblenz | 30 | +2.8 pts |
| 196 | Pest | 30 | -2.2 pts |
| 198 | Münster | 29.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 198 | Střední Morava | 29.8 | -4.4 pts |
| 200 | Voreio Aigaio | 29.6 | -2 pts |
| 201 | Piemonte | 29.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 202 | Guyane | 29.4 | +4.5 pts |
| 203 | Arnsberg | 29.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 204 | Abruzzo | 29.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 205 | Moravskoslezsko | 29 | -1.7 pts |
| 205 | Saarland | 29 | -0.8 pts |
| 207 | La Réunion | 28.7 | +1 pts |
| 208 | Trier Low reliability | 28.5 | -3.3 pts |
| 209 | Ceuta Low reliability | 28.1 | -3.2 pts |
| 210 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 27.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 211 | Basilicata | 27.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 211 | Lüneburg | 27.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 213 | Chemnitz | 27.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 213 | Severovýchod | 27.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 215 | Calabria | 27.6 | +2.8 pts |
| 216 | Sardegna | 27 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | Panonska Hrvatska | 26.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 218 | Campania | 26.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 218 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 26.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 220 | Sterea Elláda | 26.2 | -6.3 pts |
| 221 | Střední Čechy | 25.5 | -4.2 pts |
| 222 | Yugoiztochen | 25.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 223 | Dél-Dunántúl | 24.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 224 | Severozapaden | 24.3 | +3.3 pts |
| 225 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 23 | -2.4 pts |
| 226 | Puglia | 22.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 227 | Nord-Vest | 22.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 228 | Dél-Alföld | 22.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 229 | Vest | 22 | +2.4 pts |
| 230 | Sicilia | 21.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 231 | Közép-Dunántúl | 21.4 | -4.1 pts |
| 232 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 21 | -1.9 pts |
| 233 | Severozápad | 19.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 234 | Notio Aigaio | 19.8 | -12.1 pts |
| 235 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability | 19.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 236 | Észak-Alföld | 19 | -3.8 pts |
| 237 | Centru | 18.5 | -3 pts |
| 238 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 17.2 | -3.6 pts |
| 239 | Nord-Est | 17.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 240 | Észak-Magyarország | 16.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 241 | Sud-Est | 16.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 242 | Sud-Muntenia | 14.7 | -1.3 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sostinės regionas, with 72.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sud-Muntenia, with 14.7% in 2023.
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 2023 and are not ranked.
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