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 243 regions in 2024, at 71.2%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 14.4%. The median was 41% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 43.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sostinės regionas | 71.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 2 | Warszawski stołeczny | 68.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 3 | Ile-de-France Series break | 68.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 4 | Basque Country | 67.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Eastern and Midland | 67.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 6 | Utrecht | 66.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 7 | Stockholm | 64.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 8 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 64.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 63.8 | +3.6 pts |
| 10 | Southern | 63.4 | +5.9 pts |
| 11 | Hovedstaden | 62.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 12 | Budapest | 62 | +1.1 pts |
| 12 | Noord-Holland | 62 | +0.4 pts |
| 14 | Cantabria | 61.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 15 | Groningen | 60.4 | +4.8 pts |
| 15 | Navarre | 60.4 | +4.8 pts |
| 17 | Kýpros | 60.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 18 | Northern and Western | 60.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 19 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 59.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 20 | Community of Madrid | 58.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 21 | Bratislavský kraj | 58.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 22 | Asturias | 58 | +2.8 pts |
| 23 | La Rioja | 57.7 | +7.9 pts |
| 24 | Midi-Pyrénées Series break | 57.6 | +6.1 pts |
| 25 | Catalonia | 57.5 | +1 pts |
| 26 | Praha | 57.2 | -3.3 pts |
| 27 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 57 | +3.8 pts |
| 28 | Grad Zagreb | 56.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 29 | Rhône-Alpes Series break | 56.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 30 | Västsverige | 55.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 31 | Pays de la Loire Series break | 55.7 | +6.6 pts |
| 32 | Noord-Brabant | 54.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 33 | Alsace Series break | 54.5 | -3.7 pts |
| 34 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 54.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Zuid-Holland | 54.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 36 | Gelderland | 54.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 37 | Sydsverige | 53.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 38 | Berlin | 53.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 39 | Grande Lisboa | 53.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 39 | Östra Mellansverige | 53.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 39 | Wien | 53.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 42 | Galicia | 53 | -0.2 pts |
| 42 | Prov. Antwerpen | 53 | +0.6 pts |
| 44 | Castile and León | 52.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 45 | Attiki | 51.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 45 | Ipeiros | 51.7 | -3.5 pts |
| 47 | Oberbayern | 51.5 | +1 pts |
| 47 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 51.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 49 | Midtjylland | 51.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 49 | Valencian Community | 51.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 51 | Dytiki Makedonia | 51.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 51 | Małopolskie | 51.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 53 | Overijssel | 51.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 54 | Nord-Pas de Calais Series break | 50.3 | +6.2 pts |
| 55 | Aquitaine Series break | 50.2 | +1 pts |
| 55 | Languedoc-Roussillon Series break | 50.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 57 | Basse-Normandie Series break | 49.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 57 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break | 49.9 | +3.6 pts |
| 59 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 49.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Yugozapaden Series break | 49.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 61 | Bretagne Series break | 49.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 61 | Pomorskie | 49.5 | -2.6 pts |
| 63 | Kentriki Makedonia | 49.1 | +5.2 pts |
| 64 | Haute-Normandie Series break | 49 | +2.9 pts |
| 65 | Dolnośląskie | 48.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 66 | Castilla-La Mancha | 47.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 67 | Ceuta Low reliability | 47.8 | +19.7 pts |
| 67 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 47.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 69 | Aragon | 47.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 70 | Extremadura | 47.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 71 | Hamburg | 47.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 72 | Malta | 47.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 73 | Zahodna Slovenija | 46.7 | +3.5 pts |
| 74 | Limburg (NL) | 46.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 75 | Andalusia | 46 | +1.5 pts |
| 76 | Övre Norrland | 45.7 | -4.6 pts |
| 77 | Peloponnisos | 45.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 77 | Tübingen | 45.6 | +4.3 pts |
| 79 | Limousin Series break | 45.4 | -4.4 pts |
| 79 | Norra Mellansverige | 45.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 81 | Canary Islands | 45.3 | +3.3 pts |
| 81 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 45.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 83 | Latvija | 45 | -0.1 pts |
| 84 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 44.7 | 0 pts |
| 85 | Poitou-Charentes Series break | 44.3 | +5.2 pts |
| 85 | Prov. Liège | 44.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 87 | Balearic Islands | 44.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 87 | Friesland (NL) | 44.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 89 | Niederösterreich | 44.1 | +4.4 pts |
| 90 | Śląskie | 43.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 91 | Leipzig | 43.8 | +3.7 pts |
| 92 | Stuttgart | 43.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 93 | Norte | 43.5 | +3 pts |
| 94 | Wielkopolskie | 43.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 95 | Guadeloupe Series break | 43.1 | +5.6 pts |
| 96 | Auvergne Series break | 43 | +2.4 pts |
| 96 | Opolskie | 43 | +4.2 pts |
| 98 | Darmstadt | 42.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 99 | Dresden | 42.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 99 | Península de Setúbal | 42.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 101 | Eesti | 42.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 101 | Karlsruhe | 42.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 101 | Småland med öarna | 42.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 104 | Lubelskie | 42.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 105 | Centre - Val de Loire Series break | 42.4 | -4.5 pts |
| 105 | Centro (PT) | 42.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 105 | Köln | 42.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 105 | Podkarpackie | 42.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 105 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 42.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 110 | Nordjylland | 42.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 110 | Syddanmark | 42.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 112 | Champagne-Ardenne Series break | 42 | +1.9 pts |
| 112 | Franche-Comté Series break | 42 | -0.8 pts |
| 112 | Melilla Low reliability | 42 | -8.1 pts |
| 112 | Mittelfranken | 42 | -0.7 pts |
| 112 | Zachodniopomorskie | 42 | -1.6 pts |
| 117 | Bourgogne Series break | 41.8 | -5.8 pts |
| 118 | Steiermark | 41.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 119 | Burgenland | 41.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 119 | Region of Murcia | 41.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 121 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 41.1 | +4.2 pts |
| 122 | Lorraine Series break | 41 | 0 pts |
| 122 | Thessalia | 41 | -12 pts |
| 124 | Oberpfalz | 40.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 125 | Drenthe | 40.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 125 | Prov. Namur | 40.3 | -5.9 pts |
| 125 | Tirol | 40.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 128 | Salzburg | 39.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 128 | Severen tsentralen Series break | 39.9 | +7.7 pts |
| 128 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 39.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 131 | Flevoland | 39.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 131 | Kärnten | 39.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 133 | Łódzkie | 39.5 | -3 pts |
| 134 | Podlaskie | 39.3 | -4 pts |
| 135 | Oberösterreich | 39.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 135 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 39.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 137 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 39 | -3.3 pts |
| 137 | Unterfranken | 39 | +1.1 pts |
| 139 | Świętokrzyskie | 38.8 | -1 pts |
| 140 | Braunschweig | 38.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 140 | Freiburg | 38.7 | +1 pts |
| 142 | Jihovýchod | 38.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 143 | Länsi-Suomi | 38.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 144 | Schwaben | 38.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 145 | Kriti | 38.1 | +4.8 pts |
| 146 | Hannover | 38 | +1.6 pts |
| 147 | Prov. Hainaut | 37.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 148 | Picardie Series break | 37.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 148 | Severoiztochen Series break | 37.7 | +6 pts |
| 150 | Lazio | 37.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 150 | Zeeland | 37.1 | +3.8 pts |
| 152 | Emilia-Romagna | 36.9 | +4 pts |
| 153 | Gießen | 36.6 | +2.8 pts |
| 153 | Umbria | 36.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 155 | Stredné Slovensko | 36.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 156 | Veneto | 36.3 | +3.4 pts |
| 157 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 36.1 | 0 pts |
| 158 | Dytiki Elláda | 36 | -3.3 pts |
| 159 | Sjælland | 35.9 | +5.8 pts |
| 160 | Weser-Ems | 35.7 | +4.2 pts |
| 161 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 35.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 162 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 35.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 162 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 35.2 | +3.6 pts |
| 162 | Lombardia | 35.2 | 0 pts |
| 162 | Münster | 35.2 | +5.4 pts |
| 166 | Martinique Series break | 34.9 | -5.7 pts |
| 167 | Etelä-Suomi | 34.6 | 0 pts |
| 168 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 34.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 169 | Oberfranken | 34.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 170 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 34.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 170 | Yuzhen tsentralen Series break | 34.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 172 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 34 | -0.9 pts |
| 172 | Vorarlberg | 34 | +1.8 pts |
| 174 | Východné Slovensko | 33.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 175 | Marche | 33.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 176 | Thüringen | 33.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 177 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 33.1 | -1 pts |
| 178 | Detmold | 33 | +2.8 pts |
| 179 | Lubuskie | 32.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 180 | Bremen | 32.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 180 | Mellersta Norrland | 32.7 | -6.7 pts |
| 180 | Západné Slovensko | 32.7 | -5 pts |
| 183 | Abruzzo | 32.5 | +3.4 pts |
| 184 | Düsseldorf | 32.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 184 | Trier Low reliability | 32.4 | +3.9 pts |
| 186 | Alentejo | 32.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 186 | Kassel | 32.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 186 | Toscana | 32.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 189 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 32 | -2.1 pts |
| 190 | Algarve | 31.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 191 | Schleswig-Holstein | 31.8 | +1 pts |
| 192 | Koblenz | 31.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 192 | Pest | 31.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 194 | Voreio Aigaio | 31.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 195 | Brandenburg | 31.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 196 | Piemonte | 31 | +1.5 pts |
| 197 | Moravskoslezsko | 30.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 198 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 30.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 199 | Střední Morava | 30.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 199 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 30.5 | -2 pts |
| 199 | Yugoiztochen Series break | 30.5 | +5.4 pts |
| 202 | Severozapaden Series break | 30.2 | +5.9 pts |
| 203 | Lüneburg | 30.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 204 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 30 | +3.4 pts |
| 205 | Basilicata | 29.8 | +2 pts |
| 205 | La Réunion Series break | 29.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 205 | Niederbayern | 29.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 208 | Arnsberg | 29.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 208 | Liguria | 29.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 208 | Saarland | 29.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 211 | Jihozápad | 29.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 212 | Severovýchod | 28.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 213 | Chemnitz | 27.7 | 0 pts |
| 214 | Molise | 27.5 | -3.4 pts |
| 215 | Campania | 27.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 216 | Notio Aigaio | 26.7 | +6.9 pts |
| 217 | Ionia Nisia | 26.6 | -5.8 pts |
| 218 | Calabria | 26.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 219 | Panonska Hrvatska | 26.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 219 | Sterea Elláda | 26.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 221 | Sardegna | 25.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 222 | Közép-Dunántúl | 25.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 223 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 25 | +2 pts |
| 224 | Střední Čechy | 24.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 225 | Puglia | 24.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 226 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 24.3 | +3.3 pts |
| 227 | Nord-Vest | 23.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 228 | Sicilia | 23.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 229 | Dél-Alföld | 22.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 230 | Dél-Dunántúl | 22.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 231 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Low reliability | 22.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 232 | Észak-Alföld | 22.2 | +3.2 pts |
| 233 | Guyane Series break | 21.6 | -7.8 pts |
| 234 | Corse Low reliability | 21.1 | -20 pts |
| 235 | Észak-Magyarország | 20.7 | +4.1 pts |
| 236 | Vest | 20.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 237 | Nord-Est | 19.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 238 | Severozápad | 19.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 239 | Centru | 18.5 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 241 | Sud-Est | 15.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 242 | Sud-Muntenia | 15.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 243 | Mayotte Series break | 14.4 |
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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. 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Sostinės regionas, with 71.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?
Mayotte, with 14.4% in 2024.
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.
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