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

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 236 regions in 2016, at 53.3%. Nord-Est had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 27.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 29.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.3Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest11.5Nord-Est
Median27.5236 regions
European Union (27)29.1History

Top 40 regions, 2016

Warszawski stołeczny: 53.3 %Warszawski stołeczny53.3Sostinės regionas: 52.4 %Sostinės regionas52.4Prov. Brabant wallon: 52.2 %Prov. Brabant wallon52.2Helsinki-Uusimaa: 51.6 %Helsinki-Uusimaa51.6Stockholm: 50.4 %Stockholm50.4Eastern and Midland: 49.6 %Eastern and Midland49.6Hovedstaden: 49.4 %Hovedstaden49.4Basque Country: 48.6 %Basque Country48.6Ile-de-France: 47.3 %Ile-de-France47.3Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 47.3 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant47.3Community of Madrid: 46.6 %Community of Madrid46.6Navarre: 44.5 %Navarre44.5Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 44.1 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…44.1Praha: 43.3 %Praha43.3Noord-Holland: 42.9 %Noord-Holland42.9Sydsverige: 42.8 %Sydsverige42.8Luxembourg: 42.6 %Luxembourg42.6Budapest: 41.9 %Budapest41.9Kýpros: 41.9 %Kýpros41.9Länsi-Suomi: 41.2 %Länsi-Suomi41.2Southern: 40.9 %Southern40.9Asturias: 40.7 %Asturias40.7Västsverige: 40 %Västsverige40Northern and Western: 39.9 %Northern and Western39.9Wien: 39.9 %Wien39.9Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 39.6 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen39.6Yugozapaden: 39.4 %Yugozapaden39.4Berlin: 39.1 %Berlin39.1Cantabria: 39.1 %Cantabria39.1Bratislavský kraj: 39 %Bratislavský kraj39Grad Zagreb: 38.9 %Grad Zagreb38.9Etelä-Suomi: 38.8 %Etelä-Suomi38.8Midi-Pyrénées: 38.8 %Midi-Pyrénées38.8Catalonia: 38.6 %Catalonia38.6Oberbayern: 38.4 %Oberbayern38.4Rhône-Alpes: 38.3 %Rhône-Alpes38.3Attiki: 38 %Attiki38Östra Mellansverige: 38 %Östra Mellansverige38Eesti: 37.7 %Eesti37.7Övre Norrland: 37.6 %Övre Norrland37.6
%. 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

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Warszawski stołeczny Series break53.3+1.2 pts
2Sostinės regionas52.4+1.9 pts
3Prov. Brabant wallon52.2-1.9 pts
4Helsinki-Uusimaa51.6+0.3 pts
5Stockholm50.4+1.7 pts
6Eastern and Midland49.6+0.4 pts
7Hovedstaden Series break49.4+1.6 pts
8Basque Country48.6+0.8 pts
9Ile-de-France47.3+1 pts
9Prov. Vlaams-Brabant47.3+2.6 pts
11Community of Madrid46.6-0.3 pts
12Navarre44.5+2.2 pts
13Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest44.1+0.7 pts
14Praha43.3+2.8 pts
15Noord-Holland42.9+1.3 pts
16Sydsverige42.8+1.9 pts
17Luxembourg Low reliability42.6+1.5 pts
18Budapest41.9-2.8 pts
18Kýpros41.9+1.4 pts
20Länsi-Suomi41.2+0.3 pts
21Southern40.9+0.6 pts
22Asturias40.7+1.1 pts
23Västsverige40+0.8 pts
24Northern and Western39.9+0.7 pts
24Wien39.9+0.6 pts
26Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen39.6+2.1 pts
27Yugozapaden39.4+0.8 pts
28Berlin39.1+2.5 pts
28Cantabria39.1+1 pts
30Bratislavský kraj39+1.5 pts
31Grad Zagreb38.9n/a
32Etelä-Suomi38.8-0.1 pts
32Midi-Pyrénées38.8-1.1 pts
34Catalonia38.6+1.1 pts
35Oberbayern38.4+1.3 pts
36Rhône-Alpes38.3+0.8 pts
37Attiki38+1 pts
37Östra Mellansverige38+1.2 pts
39Eesti37.7+1 pts
40Övre Norrland37.6+0.3 pts
41Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi37.5+0.8 pts
42La Rioja37.4-1.9 pts
43Hamburg36.4+1.5 pts
44Aragon36.3+0.7 pts
44Groningen36.3+2.6 pts
46Midtjylland Series break36.2+2 pts
47Corse Low reliability36+12.7 pts
48Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur35.8+0.5 pts
49Galicia35.7+0.5 pts
50Zahodna Slovenija35.3+0.3 pts
51Prov. West-Vlaanderen35.2+2.4 pts
52Bucureşti-Ilfov35.1+1.5 pts
52Prov. Luxembourg (BE)35.1-1.8 pts
54Prov. Antwerpen34.9-2.7 pts
54Prov. Namur34.9-0.4 pts
56Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas34.6+0.5 pts
57Noord-Brabant34.4+1.2 pts
58Castile and León34.3-0.4 pts
59Småland med öarna34+1.1 pts
60Bretagne33.8+1 pts
61Alsace33.7+1.3 pts
62Gelderland33.4-0.6 pts
62Latvija33.4+1.8 pts
62Prov. Liège33.4-0.5 pts
65Darmstadt33.3+1 pts
66Stuttgart33.1+0.7 pts
67Mellersta Norrland33+1 pts
68Prov. Limburg (BE)32.9+0.8 pts
68Valencian Community32.9+0.4 pts
70Norra Mellansverige32.6+2 pts
71Aquitaine32.4-1.1 pts
72Karlsruhe32.2+1 pts
72Limousin32.2+2.1 pts
72Pays de la Loire32.2-0.2 pts
75Overijssel32+0.6 pts
76Salzburg31.5+1.3 pts
77Dresden31.4+0.3 pts
78Kentriki Makedonia31.3+2.2 pts
78Leipzig31.3+0.6 pts
80Languedoc-Roussillon31.2-0.1 pts
81Auvergne31.1+2.3 pts
82Nordjylland Series break30.8+1.9 pts
82Tübingen30.8+0.2 pts
84Małopolskie Series break30.7+1.8 pts
85Pomorskie Series break30.6+2.5 pts
86Franche-Comté30.4+4.7 pts
87Köln30.3+1.8 pts
87Syddanmark Series break30.3+0.2 pts
89Lorraine30.2-0.3 pts
89Niederösterreich30.2-0.1 pts
91Flevoland30.1+0.1 pts
92Prov. Hainaut30+2.8 pts
93Canary Islands29.4+2.8 pts
93Centre - Val de Loire29.4+0.4 pts
93Kärnten29.4+1.1 pts
93Mittelfranken29.4+1 pts
97Limburg (NL)29.3-0.1 pts
98Åland29.2-0.7 pts
98Balearic Islands29.2+2 pts
98Podlaskie Series break29.2+1.1 pts
101Andalusia29.1+0.8 pts
101Oberösterreich29.1+1.6 pts
101Sjælland Series break29.1-0.2 pts
104Freiburg29+1.3 pts
105Drenthe28.9+0.3 pts
106Dolnośląskie Series break28.8+1.6 pts
107Nord-Pas de Calais28.6+0.8 pts
108Region of Murcia28.4+0.5 pts
109Ceuta28.2+0.1 pts
109Ipeiros28.2+2.4 pts
109Tirol28.2+1.8 pts
112Gießen28.1+0.9 pts
113Burgenland27.9-0.6 pts
114Bourgogne27.7+1.8 pts
114Rheinhessen-Pfalz27.7-0.1 pts
114Vorarlberg27.7+1.2 pts
117Bremen27.6+1.4 pts
118Podkarpackie Series break27.5+2.2 pts
119Castilla-La Mancha27.4-0.1 pts
119Poitou-Charentes27.4+0.8 pts
119Steiermark27.4+0.7 pts
119Świętokrzyskie Series break27.4+2.2 pts
123Łódzkie Series break27.3+0.5 pts
124Brandenburg27.2-0.5 pts
124Friesland (NL)27.2+1.8 pts
124Śląskie Series break27.2+1.8 pts
124Unterfranken27.2+0.3 pts
128Haute-Normandie27.1-0.6 pts
129Melilla26.9-1.1 pts
129Thüringen26.9+0.5 pts
131Kriti26.8+2.7 pts
131Vzhodna Slovenija26.8+0.8 pts
133Lubelskie Series break26.6-0.5 pts
134Düsseldorf26.5+1.7 pts
135Pest26.20 pts
136Trier26.1+0.9 pts
136Zeeland26.1+1 pts
138Zachodniopomorskie Series break26+1.5 pts
139Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25.8+0.3 pts
140Jihovýchod25.6+1.3 pts
140Thessalia25.6-0.5 pts
140Voreio Aigaio25.6+2.7 pts
140Wielkopolskie Series break25.6-0.1 pts
144Severoiztochen25.5+0.1 pts
145Hannover25.4-0.6 pts
146Basse-Normandie25.3-1.6 pts
147Braunschweig25.1-1.1 pts
147Extremadura25.1-1.4 pts
149Oberpfalz24.8-0.2 pts
150Opolskie Series break24.7-0.1 pts
151Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24.6+2 pts
152Münster24.5+0.4 pts
153Schwaben24.4-1.2 pts
153Severen tsentralen24.4+0.9 pts
155Kassel24.1+1 pts
155Martinique24.1-1.9 pts
155Schleswig-Holstein24.1+0.3 pts
158Chemnitz23.9-1.9 pts
159Koblenz23.2+1 pts
159Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break23.2+2 pts
159Oberfranken23.2-0.3 pts
162Lazio23.1-0.2 pts
162Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break23.1+0.5 pts
164Detmold23+1 pts
164Saarland23+3.3 pts
166Champagne-Ardenne22.9-0.7 pts
166Sachsen-Anhalt22.9-0.5 pts
168Jadranska Hrvatska22.8-1.9 pts
169Arnsberg22.7+0.7 pts
169Dytiki Elláda22.7-0.2 pts
169Picardie22.7-1.4 pts
172Lubuskie Series break22.5+0.1 pts
172Lüneburg22.5-0.5 pts
174Malta22.1+0.5 pts
175Niederbayern21.9+0.8 pts
176Dytiki Makedonia21.8-0.1 pts
176Mazowiecki regionalny Series break21.8+0.2 pts
176Yugoiztochen21.8-0.1 pts
179Guadeloupe21.5-0.1 pts
179Yuzhen tsentralen21.50 pts
181Peloponnisos21.4+0.6 pts
181Střední Čechy21.4-0.2 pts
183Sterea Elláda21.1+2.1 pts
184Algarve21+1.4 pts
185La Réunion20.9-0.5 pts
186Ionia Nisia20.8+1.3 pts
187Emilia-Romagna20.7+0.4 pts
187Umbria20.7+0.9 pts
189Toscana20.3+1 pts
190Norte20.2+1.5 pts
191Dél-Alföld20+1.2 pts
191Stredné Slovensko20+0.6 pts
191Weser-Ems20-0.8 pts
194Severozapaden19.9-1.6 pts
195Moravskoslezsko19.8+1 pts
196Západné Slovensko19.7+1.8 pts
197Liguria19.6-0.1 pts
198Lombardia19.30 pts
198Východné Slovensko19.3-0.4 pts
200Marche19.2+0.7 pts
201Jihozápad19.1+0.4 pts
201Közép-Dunántúl19.1-0.3 pts
201Střední Morava19.1-1 pts
204Nyugat-Dunántúl19-1.1 pts
205Dél-Dunántúl18.9+0.4 pts
205Severovýchod18.9+0.7 pts
207Região Autónoma da Madeira18.8+1.5 pts
208Provincia Autonoma di Trento18.70 pts
209Guyane18.4-1.7 pts
209Molise18.4+0.4 pts
211Centru17.5-0.3 pts
212Friuli-Venezia Giulia17.4-0.2 pts
212Nord-Vest17.40 pts
212Notio Aigaio17.4-1.7 pts
215Észak-Magyarország17.2-0.7 pts
215Sjeverna Hrvatska17.2n/a
217Észak-Alföld17.10 pts
218Abruzzo170 pts
218Piemonte17+0.4 pts
220Sud-Vest Oltenia16.8+0.1 pts
221Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen16.5+0.2 pts
222Panonska Hrvatska16.4n/a
223Veneto16.2+0.3 pts
224Basilicata15.9+0.4 pts
225Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste15.8+0.3 pts
226Vest15.5-0.6 pts
227Campania15.2+0.3 pts
228Calabria15.1-0.6 pts
229Sardegna15+0.3 pts
230Região Autónoma dos Açores14.8+0.6 pts
231Severozápad14.2+0.8 pts
232Puglia13.30 pts
232Sud-Muntenia13.3+0.5 pts
234Sicilia13.1-0.1 pts
235Sud-Est12.90 pts
236Nord-Est11.5-0.1 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. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Warszawski stołeczny, with 53.3% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Nord-Est, with 11.5% in 2016.

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