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

Prov. Brabant wallon had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 233 regions in 2014, at 51.9%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 26.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 27.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest51.9Prov. Brabant wallon
Lowest11.4Sud-Muntenia
Median26.3233 regions
European Union (27)27.8History

Top 40 regions, 2014

Prov. Brabant wallon: 51.9 %Prov. Brabant wallon51.9Warszawski stołeczny: 51.7 %Warszawski stołeczny51.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.2 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.2Eastern and Midland: 47.9 %Eastern and Midland47.9Stockholm: 47.6 %Stockholm47.6Hovedstaden: 47.5 %Hovedstaden47.5Sostinės regionas: 47.3 %Sostinės regionas47.3Community of Madrid: 47.2 %Community of Madrid47.2Basque Country: 47 %Basque Country47Luxembourg: 45.9 %Luxembourg45.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 45.8 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant45.8Ile-de-France: 43.9 %Ile-de-France43.9Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 43.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…43.5Navarre: 42.7 %Navarre42.7Budapest: 42.5 %Budapest42.5Midi-Pyrénées: 41.8 %Midi-Pyrénées41.8Noord-Holland: 40.8 %Noord-Holland40.8Kýpros: 40.3 %Kýpros40.3Praha: 40.3 %Praha40.3Länsi-Suomi: 39.2 %Länsi-Suomi39.2Wien: 39.1 %Wien39.1Bratislavský kraj: 39 %Bratislavský kraj39Southern: 38.9 %Southern38.9Sydsverige: 38.9 %Sydsverige38.9Västsverige: 38.8 %Västsverige38.8Asturias: 38.7 %Asturias38.7Northern and Western: 38.4 %Northern and Western38.4Etelä-Suomi: 38.1 %Etelä-Suomi38.1Prov. Antwerpen: 38.1 %Prov. Antwerpen38.1Eesti: 37.6 %Eesti37.6Yugozapaden: 37.5 %Yugozapaden37.5Cantabria: 37.4 %Cantabria37.4Oberbayern: 37.1 %Oberbayern37.1Rhône-Alpes: 37.1 %Rhône-Alpes37.1Catalonia: 37 %Catalonia37Övre Norrland: 37 %Övre Norrland37La Rioja: 36.9 %La Rioja36.9Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 36.8 %Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi36.8Prov. Namur: 36.7 %Prov. Namur36.7Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 36.7 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen36.7Prov. Brabant wallon: 51.9 %Prov. Brabant wallon51.9Warszawski stołeczny: 51.7 %Warszawski stołeczny51.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.2 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.2Eastern and Midland: 47.9 %Eastern and Midland47.9Stockholm: 47.6 %Stockholm47.6Hovedstaden: 47.5 %Hovedstaden47.5Sostinės regionas: 47.3 %Sostinės regionas47.3Community of Madrid: 47.2 %Community of Madrid47.2Basque Country: 47 %Basque Country47Luxembourg: 45.9 %Luxembourg45.9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 45.8 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant45.8Ile-de-France: 43.9 %Ile-de-France43.9Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 43.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…43.5Navarre: 42.7 %Navarre42.7Budapest: 42.5 %Budapest42.5Midi-Pyrénées: 41.8 %Midi-Pyrénées41.8Noord-Holland: 40.8 %Noord-Holland40.8Kýpros: 40.3 %Kýpros40.3Praha: 40.3 %Praha40.3Länsi-Suomi: 39.2 %Länsi-Suomi39.2Wien: 39.1 %Wien39.1Bratislavský kraj: 39 %Bratislavský kraj39Southern: 38.9 %Southern38.9Sydsverige: 38.9 %Sydsverige38.9Västsverige: 38.8 %Västsverige38.8Asturias: 38.7 %Asturias38.7Northern and Western: 38.4 %Northern and Western38.4Etelä-Suomi: 38.1 %Etelä-Suomi38.1Prov. Antwerpen: 38.1 %Prov. Antwerpen38.1Eesti: 37.6 %Eesti37.6Yugozapaden: 37.5 %Yugozapaden37.5Cantabria: 37.4 %Cantabria37.4Oberbayern: 37.1 %Oberbayern37.1Rhône-Alpes: 37.1 %Rhône-Alpes37.1Catalonia: 37 %Catalonia37Övre Norrland: 37 %Övre Norrland37La Rioja: 36.9 %La Rioja36.9Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 36.8 %Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi36.8Prov. Namur: 36.7 %Prov. Namur36.7Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 36.7 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen36.7
%. 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

RankRegions2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Prov. Brabant wallon Series break51.9+0.7 pts
2Warszawski stołeczny Series break51.7+3.7 pts
3Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break50.2+0.9 pts
4Eastern and Midland Series break47.9+1.5 pts
5Stockholm Series break47.6+1.9 pts
6Hovedstaden Series break47.5+0.6 pts
7Sostinės regionas Series break47.3+1.5 pts
8Community of Madrid Series break47.2+1.2 pts
9Basque Country Series break47+0.2 pts
10Luxembourg Series break45.9+5.2 pts
11Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break45.8+1.5 pts
12Ile-de-France Series break43.9+2 pts
13Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break43.5+2 pts
14Navarre Series break42.7+2.4 pts
15Budapest Series break42.5+2.1 pts
16Midi-Pyrénées Series break41.8+1.9 pts
17Noord-Holland Series break40.8+1.6 pts
18Kýpros Series break40.3+1 pts
18Praha Series break40.3+1.9 pts
20Länsi-Suomi Series break39.2+0.7 pts
21Wien Series break39.1+8.5 pts
22Bratislavský kraj Series break39+1.5 pts
23Southern Series break38.9-0.2 pts
23Sydsverige Series break38.9+1 pts
25Västsverige Series break38.8+2.3 pts
26Asturias Series break38.7+1 pts
27Northern and Western Series break38.4-0.2 pts
28Etelä-Suomi Series break38.1+1.9 pts
28Prov. Antwerpen Series break38.1+2.7 pts
30Eesti Series break37.6+0.2 pts
31Yugozapaden Series break37.5+2.4 pts
32Cantabria Series break37.4+0.2 pts
33Oberbayern Series break37.1+0.1 pts
33Rhône-Alpes Series break37.1+2.7 pts
35Catalonia Series break37+2.2 pts
35Övre Norrland Series break37+1.6 pts
37La Rioja Series break36.9+1.7 pts
38Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break36.8+1.6 pts
39Prov. Namur Series break36.7+3.2 pts
39Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break36.7-0.6 pts
41Östra Mellansverige Series break36.6+1.5 pts
42Attiki Series break36.3+1.1 pts
43Berlin Series break36.1-0.8 pts
44Aragon Series break35.7+0.9 pts
45Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break35.1+3.7 pts
46Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break35+1.9 pts
46Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break35+1.8 pts
48Castile and León Series break34.5+0.8 pts
49Gelderland Series break34+1.1 pts
50Bretagne Series break33.6+0.3 pts
50Hamburg Series break33.6+2 pts
52Galicia Series break33.4+1.3 pts
53Noord-Brabant Series break33.2+1 pts
54Midtjylland Series break33.10 pts
54Prov. Liège Series break33.1+1.2 pts
54Zahodna Slovenija Series break33.1+0.2 pts
57Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break33+0.2 pts
58Aquitaine Series break32.8+3.8 pts
59Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break32.6+1.6 pts
60Åland Series break32-1.8 pts
60Darmstadt Series break32-0.5 pts
60Valencian Community Series break32+1.2 pts
63Groningen Series break31.6-1.5 pts
63Overijssel Series break31.6+1.3 pts
65Languedoc-Roussillon Series break31.4+2.4 pts
66Småland med öarna Series break31.2+2 pts
67Mellersta Norrland Series break31.1+0.6 pts
67Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break31.1+2.4 pts
69Dresden Series break31-3.1 pts
70Stuttgart Series break30.8-1.7 pts
71Alsace Series break30.5+0.6 pts
71Tübingen Series break30.5-2.6 pts
73Pays de la Loire Series break30.4+2.2 pts
74Latvija Series break30.2-0.8 pts
75Leipzig Series break30-5.3 pts
76Karlsruhe Series break29.9-1.1 pts
77Salzburg Series break29.8+8 pts
78Limousin Series break29.4+1.7 pts
79Syddanmark Series break29.3+1 pts
80Flevoland Series break29.2-0.1 pts
81Niederösterreich Series break29.1+11.5 pts
82Nord-Pas de Calais Series break29+1.4 pts
83Kärnten Series break28.8+11.5 pts
83Melilla Series break28.8+2.6 pts
83Sjælland Series break28.8-0.1 pts
86Köln Series break28.3-1 pts
86Norra Mellansverige Series break28.3+0.9 pts
88Lorraine Series break28.1+0.5 pts
88Prov. Hainaut Series break28.1+0.1 pts
90Balearic Islands Series break27.9+1.1 pts
91Drenthe Series break27.8+0.9 pts
91Mittelfranken Series break27.8-1.1 pts
91Podlaskie Series break27.8+1.7 pts
94Brandenburg Series break27.7-2.3 pts
95Andalusia Series break27.6+0.3 pts
95Bourgogne Series break27.6+0.8 pts
97Centre - Val de Loire Series break27.4+0.3 pts
98Franche-Comté Series break27.3-0.9 pts
98Kentriki Makedonia Series break27.3+0.2 pts
98Małopolskie Series break27.3+0.7 pts
101Castilla-La Mancha Series break27.2+1 pts
101Dolnośląskie Series break27.2+2.1 pts
103Limburg (NL) Series break27.1-0.3 pts
103Region of Murcia Series break27.1-1.1 pts
105Canary Islands Series break27-0.3 pts
105Freiburg Series break27-2.7 pts
105Nordjylland Series break27-0.5 pts
105Severoiztochen Series break27+1.8 pts
105Thüringen Series break27-3 pts
105Tirol Series break27+7.9 pts
111Lubelskie Series break26.9+1.4 pts
112Extremadura Series break26.8+2.3 pts
113Oberösterreich Series break26.7+9.5 pts
113Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break26.7-2 pts
115Bremen Series break26.50 pts
115Pomorskie Series break26.5-0.2 pts
117Thessalia Series break26.3+1.2 pts
118Poitou-Charentes Series break26.1+2.9 pts
119Friesland (NL) Series break26-1.2 pts
120Auvergne Series break25.9-0.7 pts
121Gießen Series break25.8-3.6 pts
121Świętokrzyskie Series break25.8-0.2 pts
123Burgenland Series break25.7+9.9 pts
123Steiermark Series break25.7+8.2 pts
123Trier Series break25.7-1.8 pts
123Unterfranken Series break25.7-2.7 pts
127Vorarlberg Series break25.6+6.6 pts
128Łódzkie Series break25.4+1.9 pts
129Braunschweig Series break25.3-0.4 pts
129Voreio Aigaio Series break25.3-2.1 pts
131Hannover Series break25.2-1.8 pts
131Oberpfalz Series break25.2-1.5 pts
131Schwaben Series break25.2-1 pts
134Śląskie Series break25+0.6 pts
135Zeeland Series break24.9+1.1 pts
136Chemnitz Series break24.8-4.9 pts
136Haute-Normandie Series break24.8-0.4 pts
136Pest Series break24.8+1.9 pts
136Vzhodna Slovenija Series break24.8+1.2 pts
140Ipeiros Series break24.6-1 pts
140Wielkopolskie Series break24.6+1.2 pts
142Basse-Normandie Series break24.4-1.4 pts
142Oberfranken Series break24.4-1.7 pts
144Corse Low reliability24.1+1 pts
144Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break24.1-2.2 pts
144Zachodniopomorskie Series break24.1+0.2 pts
147Düsseldorf Series break23.8-0.8 pts
147Podkarpackie Series break23.8+0.7 pts
149Sachsen-Anhalt Series break23.7-2 pts
150Schleswig-Holstein Series break23.4-1.4 pts
151Champagne-Ardenne Series break23.3-1.4 pts
151Jihovýchod Series break23.3+0.7 pts
151Lazio Series break23.3+2.3 pts
151Martinique Series break23.3n/a
155Opolskie Series break23.1+2.2 pts
156Jadranska Hrvatska Series break22.7+1.1 pts
156Lubuskie Series break22.7+2.1 pts
156Münster Series break22.7-2 pts
156Severen tsentralen Series break22.7+0.7 pts
160Dytiki Elláda Series break22.6+1 pts
161Ceuta Series break22.5-0.5 pts
161Kassel Series break22.5-3.8 pts
163Dytiki Makedonia Series break22.3+2.2 pts
164Kriti Series break22+0.4 pts
164Picardie Series break22+0.6 pts
166Koblenz Series break21.9-0.8 pts
166Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break21.9+1.2 pts
168Detmold Series break21.7-1.5 pts
168Střední Čechy Series break21.7+1.8 pts
170Lüneburg Series break21.6-1.6 pts
171Mazowiecki regionalny Series break21.5+1.1 pts
172Yuzhen tsentralen Series break21.4+0.9 pts
173Malta Series break21.2+1.6 pts
174Niederbayern Series break21.1-2.1 pts
175Arnsberg Series break20.9-1.3 pts
175Yugoiztochen Series break20.9+0.4 pts
177Severozapaden Series break20.6+1.2 pts
177Weser-Ems Series break20.6-1.7 pts
179Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break20.5+1 pts
180Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break20.2-0.5 pts
181Umbria Series break20.1-0.1 pts
182Saarland Series break19.9-2.7 pts
183Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break19.7+1.9 pts
183Východné Slovensko Series break19.7+2.2 pts
185La Réunion Series break19.6n/a
186Algarve Series break19.4+0.8 pts
187Liguria Series break19.3-0.7 pts
187Peloponnisos Series break19.3+0.2 pts
189Dél-Alföld Series break18.9+0.7 pts
190Emilia-Romagna Series break18.7+0.9 pts
190Guadeloupe Series break18.7n/a
190Střední Morava Series break18.7+2.5 pts
193Marche Series break18.6+0.3 pts
194Guyane Series break18.4n/a
195Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break18.3+1.7 pts
196Norte Series break18.2+1.7 pts
197Dél-Dunántúl Series break17.9-0.4 pts
197Lombardia Series break17.9+0.7 pts
197Severovýchod Series break17.9+1.1 pts
197Sterea Elláda Series break17.9-0.4 pts
201Notio Aigaio Series break17.8+0.6 pts
201Stredné Slovensko Series break17.8-1 pts
203Észak-Alföld Series break17.7-0.1 pts
203Ionia Nisia Series break17.7+0.7 pts
205Jihozápad Series break17.6-0.4 pts
205Közép-Dunántúl Series break17.6-1.4 pts
207Toscana Series break17.4+0.4 pts
208Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break17.2-0.1 pts
209Észak-Magyarország Series break17.1+0.4 pts
210Molise Series break17+0.3 pts
211Moravskoslezsko Series break16.7-0.9 pts
212Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break16.6+0.4 pts
213Abruzzo Series break16.5-1 pts
214Západné Slovensko Series break16.4-0.2 pts
215Piemonte Series break16.2+0.3 pts
215Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break16.2+1.4 pts
217Veneto Series break15.4+0.5 pts
218Calabria Series break15.2+1.2 pts
218Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break15.2-0.9 pts
220Basilicata Series break15.10 pts
220Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break15.1+0.8 pts
222Centru Series break14.6+0.3 pts
223Campania Series break14.30 pts
223Severozápad Series break14.3+1.8 pts
225Nord-Vest Series break14.20 pts
226Puglia Series break14+0.8 pts
227Vest Series break13.5-0.7 pts
228Sicilia Series break13.3-0.1 pts
229Sardegna Series break13.1-0.9 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break13+1 pts
231Nord-Est Series break12+0.1 pts
231Sud-Est Series break12-0.4 pts
233Sud-Muntenia Series break11.40 pts

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About this ranking

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. 11 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Prov. Brabant wallon, with 51.9% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Muntenia, with 11.4% in 2014.

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