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EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025

Prov. Brabant wallon had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 244 regions in 2025, at 65.6%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 35.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 36.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest65.6Prov. Brabant wallon
Lowest11.5Mayotte
Median35.3244 regions
European Union (27)36.9History

Top 40 regions, 2025

Prov. Brabant wallon: 65.6 %Prov. Brabant wallon65.6Sostinės regionas: 65.6 %Sostinės regionas65.6Warszawski stołeczny: 65.3 %Warszawski stołeczny65.3Eastern and Midland: 63 %Eastern and Midland63Stockholm: 60 %Stockholm60Budapest: 59.3 %Budapest59.3Ile-de-France: 58.6 %Ile-de-France58.6Basque Country: 58.2 %Basque Country58.2Hovedstaden: 58.2 %Hovedstaden58.2Utrecht: 58.2 %Utrecht58.2Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 56.9 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…56.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 56.7 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant56.7Luxembourg: 55.7 %Luxembourg55.7Bratislavský kraj: 54.8 %Bratislavský kraj54.8Praha: 54.8 %Praha54.8Southern: 54.8 %Southern54.8Northern and Western: 53.2 %Northern and Western53.2Noord-Holland: 52.2 %Noord-Holland52.2Sydsverige: 52.2 %Sydsverige52.2Kýpros: 52.1 %Kýpros52.1Grad Zagreb: 51.7 %Grad Zagreb51.7Navarre: 50.8 %Navarre50.8Västsverige: 50.5 %Västsverige50.5Community of Madrid: 50 %Community of Madrid50Rhône-Alpes: 49.4 %Rhône-Alpes49.4Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 48.8 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen48.8Övre Norrland: 48.3 %Övre Norrland48.3Berlin: 48.1 %Berlin48.1Helsinki-Uusimaa: 48.1 %Helsinki-Uusimaa48.1Midi-Pyrénées: 47.9 %Midi-Pyrénées47.9Cantabria: 47.8 %Cantabria47.8Oberbayern: 47.4 %Oberbayern47.4Prov. Antwerpen: 47.3 %Prov. Antwerpen47.3Zuid-Holland: 47.3 %Zuid-Holland47.3Catalonia: 46.9 %Catalonia46.9Asturias: 46.6 %Asturias46.6Östra Mellansverige: 46.6 %Östra Mellansverige46.6Wien: 46.3 %Wien46.3Prov. Namur: 45.2 %Prov. Namur45.2Groningen: 45 %Groningen45
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Prov. Brabant wallon65.6+2 pts
1Sostinės regionas65.6+3.8 pts
3Warszawski stołeczny65.3+0.6 pts
4Eastern and Midland63+3.4 pts
5Stockholm60+0.4 pts
6Budapest59.3+0.2 pts
7Ile-de-France58.6+2.1 pts
8Basque Country58.2+2 pts
8Hovedstaden58.2+1.1 pts
8Utrecht58.2+1.7 pts
11Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest56.9+3.2 pts
12Prov. Vlaams-Brabant56.7+5.7 pts
13Luxembourg55.7+1 pts
14Bratislavský kraj54.8+2.2 pts
14Praha54.8+2.3 pts
14Southern54.8+1.5 pts
17Northern and Western53.2-0.8 pts
18Noord-Holland52.2+1.4 pts
18Sydsverige52.2-0.2 pts
20Kýpros52.1+0.6 pts
21Grad Zagreb51.7+0.4 pts
22Navarre50.8+0.7 pts
23Västsverige50.5+0.8 pts
24Community of Madrid50-0.9 pts
25Rhône-Alpes49.4+2.4 pts
26Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen48.8+0.3 pts
27Övre Norrland48.3+0.4 pts
28Berlin48.1+3.2 pts
28Helsinki-Uusimaa48.1-1 pts
30Midi-Pyrénées47.9+0.1 pts
31Cantabria47.8-1 pts
32Oberbayern47.4+3.9 pts
33Prov. Antwerpen47.3+1.2 pts
33Zuid-Holland47.3+2.1 pts
35Catalonia46.9+1 pts
36Asturias46.6+2.3 pts
36Östra Mellansverige46.6+0.2 pts
38Wien46.3-0.2 pts
39Prov. Namur45.2+2.3 pts
40Groningen45+0.4 pts
41Attiki44.60 pts
42Yugozapaden44.5+1.6 pts
43Midtjylland44.3+1.3 pts
44Dolnośląskie44.2+1.4 pts
45Gelderland44.1+0.8 pts
46Aquitaine44+2 pts
47Noord-Brabant43.9+0.8 pts
48Pomorskie43.6+0.8 pts
48Prov. Luxembourg (BE)43.6+1.8 pts
48Småland med öarna43.6+0.5 pts
51Galicia43.4+1.2 pts
52Grande Lisboa43.3-0.4 pts
53Hamburg43+1.5 pts
54Bretagne42.9+2.8 pts
55Prov. West-Vlaanderen42.7+3.6 pts
55Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas42.7+1.7 pts
57Languedoc-Roussillon42.6+1 pts
58Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur42.5+0.2 pts
59Pays de la Loire42.2+1.7 pts
60Castile and León42.1+0.1 pts
60Eesti42.1+0.3 pts
62Flevoland41.9+5.4 pts
62Overijssel41.9+1.5 pts
64Mellersta Norrland41.8+2.6 pts
64Prov. Liège41.8+1.1 pts
66Länsi-Suomi41.5+0.1 pts
66Prov. Limburg (BE)41.5+3 pts
68Centre - Val de Loire41.4+2.7 pts
68La Rioja41.4-0.2 pts
68Limousin41.4+0.5 pts
68Norra Mellansverige41.4-0.8 pts
72Małopolskie41.2-0.7 pts
73Alsace41-3.7 pts
73Aragon41-0.3 pts
73Nord-Pas de Calais41+3 pts
76Bucureşti-Ilfov40.7+0.4 pts
76Latvija40.7+0.6 pts
78Poitou-Charentes40.6+2.1 pts
79Auvergne40.4+4.5 pts
80Tübingen40.3+1 pts
81Karlsruhe40+2.7 pts
82Leipzig39.7+2 pts
82Zahodna Slovenija39.7+0.9 pts
84Basse-Normandie39.4-0.2 pts
84Syddanmark39.4+1 pts
86Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi39.2+1.3 pts
87Etelä-Suomi39+0.5 pts
87Severoiztochen39+3.1 pts
89Köln38.8+2.7 pts
90Friesland (NL)38.6+2.1 pts
90Mittelfranken38.6+2.6 pts
92Zachodniopomorskie38.5-1.1 pts
93Haute-Normandie38.4+1.5 pts
93Śląskie38.40 pts
95Valencian Community38.1-0.1 pts
96Stuttgart38+0.2 pts
97Darmstadt37.9+0.5 pts
98Franche-Comté37.8+1 pts
99Łódzkie37.7+2.9 pts
99Malta37.7+1.4 pts
101Freiburg37.6+1.5 pts
102Lubelskie37.4+1.2 pts
102Podlaskie37.4+0.2 pts
104Limburg (NL)37.3+0.1 pts
104Prov. Hainaut37.3+2.8 pts
106Świętokrzyskie37+1.4 pts
107Dresden36.9+0.1 pts
108Rheinhessen-Pfalz36.8+1 pts
109Andalusia36.7+0.5 pts
109Niederösterreich36.7-1.3 pts
109Nordjylland36.7+1.3 pts
112Kentriki Makedonia36.4-0.7 pts
113Canary Islands36.3+0.9 pts
113Drenthe36.3+1.2 pts
115Bourgogne36.1+0.1 pts
116Kärnten36+0.6 pts
117Lorraine35.9+2 pts
118Salzburg35.7+1 pts
119Hannover35.5+3.3 pts
119Picardie35.5+1.6 pts
121Ipeiros35.4-3 pts
122Sjælland35.30 pts
123Balearic Islands35.2+0.6 pts
123Region of Murcia35.2+2.2 pts
125Braunschweig34.9+0.9 pts
125Steiermark34.9+1.3 pts
127Oberösterreich34.7+0.9 pts
127Wielkopolskie34.7-0.3 pts
129Extremadura34.5-0.6 pts
130Península de Setúbal34.3-0.8 pts
130Unterfranken34.3+2.3 pts
132Burgenland34.2-0.5 pts
132Opolskie34.2+1.1 pts
132Podkarpackie34.2+1.1 pts
135Pest34.10 pts
135Schwaben34.1+1.1 pts
135Zeeland34.1+3.7 pts
138Champagne-Ardenne33.8-1.6 pts
139Ceuta33.5-2.4 pts
140Centro (PT)33.4+4 pts
141Castilla-La Mancha33.3-0.3 pts
142Åland Low reliability32.9+0.5 pts
143Oberpfalz32.7+0.8 pts
144Gießen32.5+0.8 pts
144Tirol32.5-0.8 pts
146Vorarlberg32.4+1.8 pts
147Bremen32.3+1.7 pts
148Brandenburg32.2+0.2 pts
148Trier32.2+3.3 pts
150Kujawsko-pomorskie31.9+0.3 pts
150Martinique31.9+2.8 pts
152Düsseldorf31.8+3 pts
152Mazowiecki regionalny31.80 pts
152Oberfranken31.8+3.8 pts
152Schleswig-Holstein31.8+0.9 pts
156Corse Low reliability31.7+1.4 pts
157Lubuskie31.6+0.3 pts
157Lüneburg31.6+1.9 pts
159Thessalia31.4-2.9 pts
159Warmińsko-mazurskie31.4+0.2 pts
161Severen tsentralen31.2+0.4 pts
162Jadranska Hrvatska31.1+0.1 pts
163Vzhodna Slovenija31+0.1 pts
164Detmold30.9-0.4 pts
164Jihovýchod30.9+1.6 pts
164Yugoiztochen30.9+3 pts
167Weser-Ems30.8+3 pts
168Kassel30.6+1.9 pts
169Thüringen30.4+1.8 pts
170Münster30.1+1.8 pts
171Melilla30-1.8 pts
172Norte29.8+0.7 pts
173Chemnitz29.3+2.8 pts
173Yuzhen tsentralen29.3+1.6 pts
175Algarve28.8+2.3 pts
176Guadeloupe28.7-0.3 pts
176Koblenz28.7-0.7 pts
176Niederbayern28.7+2 pts
179Kriti28.50 pts
179Lazio28.5+0.2 pts
179Oeste e Vale do Tejo28.5+3.4 pts
182Dytiki Makedonia28.30 pts
182Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28.3+1.3 pts
184Saarland28.1+1.4 pts
185Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki28+4.3 pts
186Severozapaden27.7+1.4 pts
187Arnsberg27.3+2.4 pts
188La Réunion26.8+2.6 pts
189Východné Slovensko26.7+2 pts
190Střední Čechy26.4+3.2 pts
191Alentejo26.2+2.7 pts
192Nyugat-Dunántúl26+1.4 pts
193Peloponnisos25.8-0.3 pts
193Stredné Slovensko25.8-1.1 pts
195Sachsen-Anhalt25.4-0.2 pts
196Emilia-Romagna25.3+0.4 pts
196Moravskoslezsko25.3+1.2 pts
198Umbria25-0.6 pts
198Západné Slovensko25+0.4 pts
200Marche24.9+0.7 pts
201Dél-Alföld24.8+1.3 pts
202Sterea Elláda24.7+3.6 pts
202Střední Morava24.7+1.4 pts
204Abruzzo24.6+0.8 pts
205Região Autónoma da Madeira24.5+2.1 pts
206Friuli-Venezia Giulia24.10 pts
207Jihozápad24-0.1 pts
208Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.9+0.2 pts
209Toscana23.8+0.5 pts
210Lombardia23.6-0.3 pts
211Liguria23.5-0.3 pts
212Észak-Alföld23.4+1.5 pts
213Severovýchod23.2+1.2 pts
214Közép-Dunántúl23.1-0.5 pts
215Notio Aigaio22.5+0.3 pts
216Sjeverna Hrvatska22.4-1.1 pts
217Molise22.1-1 pts
218Veneto21.8+0.1 pts
219Dytiki Elláda21.7-3.9 pts
219Guyane21.7+0.4 pts
221Dél-Dunántúl21.6-0.5 pts
221Ionia Nisia21.6+2 pts
223Voreio Aigaio21.3-5.2 pts
224Piemonte21.20 pts
225Észak-Magyarország21.1+0.1 pts
226Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste21-0.4 pts
227Panonska Hrvatska20.5+2.6 pts
228Basilicata20.4+0.2 pts
229Centru19.7+1.5 pts
230Vest19.4-1 pts
231Campania18.70 pts
231Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen18.7-0.4 pts
233Calabria18.6-1.5 pts
233Nord-Vest18.6+0.3 pts
235Puglia18.5+0.5 pts
236Sardegna18.4-0.6 pts
237Região Autónoma dos Açores18+0.4 pts
238Sicilia16.9-0.9 pts
239Sud-Vest Oltenia16.8+0.4 pts
240Severozápad16-1.3 pts
241Sud-Est14.1-0.4 pts
242Sud-Muntenia14+0.6 pts
243Nord-Est13.4+0.1 pts
244Mayotte11.5-2 pts

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People aged 25 to 64 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 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also 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.

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Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 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 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025) [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 64 years (edat_lfse_04), EU regions (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025. 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-25-64/eu-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Prov. Brabant wallon, with 65.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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