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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 236 regions in 2018, at 58.4%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 28.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 30.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest58.4Prov. Brabant wallon
Lowest12.7Sud-Muntenia
Median28.9236 regions
European Union (27)30.7History

Top 40 regions, 2018

Prov. Brabant wallon: 58.4 %Prov. Brabant wallon58.4Warszawski stołeczny: 57.4 %Warszawski stołeczny57.4Sostinės regionas: 54.7 %Sostinės regionas54.7Stockholm: 52.3 %Stockholm52.3Helsinki-Uusimaa: 52 %Helsinki-Uusimaa52Eastern and Midland: 51.7 %Eastern and Midland51.7Hovedstaden: 51.1 %Hovedstaden51.1Basque Country: 49.6 %Basque Country49.6Ile-de-France: 49.3 %Ile-de-France49.3Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 48.7 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant48.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 47.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…47.5Community of Madrid: 47.2 %Community of Madrid47.2Budapest: 46.5 %Budapest46.5Praha: 46.4 %Praha46.4Navarre: 45.4 %Navarre45.4Noord-Holland: 45.4 %Noord-Holland45.4Sydsverige: 45.3 %Sydsverige45.3Midi-Pyrénées: 44.2 %Midi-Pyrénées44.2Kýpros: 44.1 %Kýpros44.1Luxembourg: 44.1 %Luxembourg44.1Bratislavský kraj: 43.8 %Bratislavský kraj43.8Grad Zagreb: 43.8 %Grad Zagreb43.8Asturias: 43.1 %Asturias43.1Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 42.8 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen42.8Southern: 42.5 %Southern42.5Wien: 42.3 %Wien42.3Länsi-Suomi: 42.2 %Länsi-Suomi42.2Västsverige: 42.2 %Västsverige42.2Berlin: 42.1 %Berlin42.1Northern and Western: 41.2 %Northern and Western41.2Etelä-Suomi: 40.9 %Etelä-Suomi40.9Catalonia: 40.8 %Catalonia40.8Rhône-Alpes: 40.7 %Rhône-Alpes40.7Cantabria: 40.6 %Cantabria40.6Oberbayern: 40.6 %Oberbayern40.6Östra Mellansverige: 40.1 %Östra Mellansverige40.1Prov. Antwerpen: 40 %Prov. Antwerpen40Yugozapaden: 39.8 %Yugozapaden39.8Övre Norrland: 39.5 %Övre Norrland39.5Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 39.5 %Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi39.5
%. 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

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Prov. Brabant wallon58.4+1.3 pts
2Warszawski stołeczny57.4+0.7 pts
3Sostinės regionas54.7+1.4 pts
4Stockholm Series break52.3+1.3 pts
5Helsinki-Uusimaa52+0.6 pts
6Eastern and Midland51.7+1 pts
7Hovedstaden51.1+1.2 pts
8Basque Country49.6-0.1 pts
9Ile-de-France49.3+1.4 pts
10Prov. Vlaams-Brabant48.7-2 pts
11Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest47.5+0.9 pts
12Community of Madrid47.2+0.2 pts
13Budapest Series break46.5+4.8 pts
14Praha46.4+0.8 pts
15Navarre45.4-0.1 pts
15Noord-Holland45.4+1 pts
17Sydsverige Series break45.3+0.9 pts
18Midi-Pyrénées44.2+5.6 pts
19Kýpros44.1+1.6 pts
19Luxembourg44.1+4.2 pts
21Bratislavský kraj43.8+1.1 pts
21Grad Zagreb43.8+2.4 pts
23Asturias43.1+1.5 pts
24Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen42.8+0.2 pts
25Southern42.5-0.1 pts
26Wien42.3+0.2 pts
27Länsi-Suomi42.2+0.8 pts
27Västsverige Series break42.2+1.6 pts
29Berlin42.1+1.6 pts
30Northern and Western41.2-0.3 pts
31Etelä-Suomi40.9+1.1 pts
32Catalonia40.8+1.5 pts
33Rhône-Alpes40.7+1.5 pts
34Cantabria40.6+0.2 pts
34Oberbayern40.6+1.1 pts
36Östra Mellansverige Series break40.1+0.9 pts
37Prov. Antwerpen40+1.8 pts
38Yugozapaden39.8+0.6 pts
39Övre Norrland Series break39.5+1.3 pts
39Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi39.5+0.4 pts
41Attiki39.3+0.9 pts
42Prov. Namur39.2-1 pts
43Eesti39.1+0.7 pts
44Prov. Luxembourg (BE)38.8+1.7 pts
45La Rioja38.7+0.8 pts
46Aragon38.4+1.8 pts
47Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur37.9+1.7 pts
48Bretagne37.7+3.7 pts
48Midtjylland37.7+0.7 pts
48Zahodna Slovenija37.7+0.2 pts
51Bucureşti-Ilfov37.5+1.4 pts
52Prov. West-Vlaanderen37.3-0.1 pts
53Galicia36.9+0.4 pts
53Hamburg36.9+1.2 pts
55Åland36.4+6 pts
55Mellersta Norrland Series break36.4+2.7 pts
57Castile and León36.2+0.9 pts
57Groningen36.2+0.2 pts
57Småland med öarna Series break36.2+2.4 pts
60Noord-Brabant36+1.6 pts
60Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas36+1.3 pts
62Prov. Liège35.9+0.3 pts
63Prov. Limburg (BE)35.8+0.4 pts
64Valencian Community35.7+2.4 pts
65Aquitaine35.4+1 pts
66Gelderland35.3+1 pts
67Pays de la Loire34.6+1.3 pts
68Darmstadt33.9-0.5 pts
68Latvija33.90 pts
68Norra Mellansverige Series break33.9+0.6 pts
71Ipeiros33.8+3.8 pts
72Overijssel33.4-0.8 pts
73Languedoc-Roussillon33.3+1.3 pts
74Alsace33+1 pts
74Małopolskie33-0.6 pts
76Leipzig32.9+0.6 pts
77Pomorskie32.80 pts
78Stuttgart32.7+0.1 pts
79Syddanmark32.50 pts
80Podlaskie32.3+1.8 pts
80Salzburg32.3+1.1 pts
82Dresden32.2+0.7 pts
82Limburg (NL)32.2+1.3 pts
84Nordjylland32.1+0.6 pts
84Thessalia32.1+3.5 pts
86Limousin32+1.3 pts
87Niederösterreich31.9-0.1 pts
87Nord-Pas de Calais31.9+2.2 pts
89Centre - Val de Loire31.8+1.5 pts
89Friesland (NL)31.8+2.8 pts
91Dolnośląskie31.7+1.9 pts
91Kentriki Makedonia31.7+0.6 pts
93Prov. Hainaut31.4+0.3 pts
94Karlsruhe31.2-0.2 pts
94Region of Murcia31.2+1.3 pts
96Drenthe31.1+2.5 pts
97Poitou-Charentes30.9+0.9 pts
98Sjælland30.8-0.3 pts
99Mittelfranken30.7+0.6 pts
100Kärnten30.6+0.9 pts
100Tübingen30.6-0.3 pts
102Canary Islands30.5+0.9 pts
102Köln30.5+0.2 pts
104Andalusia30.3+0.7 pts
105Bourgogne30.2-0.1 pts
105Flevoland30.2-2.8 pts
107Franche-Comté30.1-2.4 pts
108Melilla29.9+1.3 pts
108Tirol29.9+0.9 pts
110Balearic Islands29.7-1.5 pts
110Śląskie29.7+1.5 pts
112Auvergne29.6+1.8 pts
113Freiburg29.5+0.6 pts
114Zeeland29.1+1.3 pts
115Łódzkie29+0.9 pts
115Oberösterreich29-0.2 pts
117Lorraine28.9-1.6 pts
117Świętokrzyskie28.9+1 pts
119Lubelskie28.8+1.9 pts
120Steiermark28.7+0.9 pts
121Zachodniopomorskie28.6+1.9 pts
122Basse-Normandie28.5+4.7 pts
122Braunschweig28.5+1.3 pts
122Rheinhessen-Pfalz28.5+1.4 pts
125Bremen28.40 pts
125Burgenland28.4+0.4 pts
125Castilla-La Mancha28.4+0.8 pts
125Podkarpackie28.4+0.1 pts
125Trier28.4+0.9 pts
130Champagne-Ardenne28.3+3.4 pts
130Thüringen28.3+1.5 pts
132Brandenburg28.2+1.3 pts
133Picardie28.1+4 pts
134Vzhodna Slovenija27.9-0.3 pts
135Vorarlberg27.6-0.5 pts
136Corse Low reliability27.5-8 pts
136Gießen27.5-1.1 pts
138Hannover27.4+1.7 pts
138Unterfranken27.4-0.3 pts
140Haute-Normandie27-0.4 pts
141Malta26.9+3 pts
142Jadranska Hrvatska26.7+3 pts
142Schwaben26.7+0.8 pts
144Kriti26.6-1.3 pts
145Ceuta26.5+1.3 pts
145Extremadura26.50 pts
145Martinique26.5+2.3 pts
145Wielkopolskie26.5+1.3 pts
149Dytiki Makedonia26+1.5 pts
149Pest Series break26-0.9 pts
151Düsseldorf25.9-0.2 pts
151Opolskie25.90 pts
153Jihovýchod25.8+0.3 pts
154Lazio Series break25.7+0.8 pts
155Koblenz25.5+1.2 pts
155Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25.5-1 pts
157Kassel25.4-0.2 pts
158Kujawsko-pomorskie25.3+0.6 pts
158Severoiztochen25.3-1.6 pts
160Severen tsentralen25.2+2.2 pts
161Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki25.1+0.1 pts
162Oberpfalz24.9+0.5 pts
163Lubuskie24.8+1.1 pts
164Chemnitz24.7+0.5 pts
164Oberfranken24.7-0.1 pts
166Saarland24.5+1.5 pts
166Voreio Aigaio24.5+0.3 pts
168Münster24.4+0.6 pts
168Schleswig-Holstein24.4+0.2 pts
170Peloponnisos23.8+0.8 pts
171Mazowiecki regionalny23.6+1 pts
171Sterea Elláda23.6+0.3 pts
171Střední Čechy23.6+1.7 pts
171Východné Slovensko23.6+3.5 pts
171Warmińsko-mazurskie23.6+0.2 pts
176Detmold23.5+0.7 pts
176Lüneburg23.5+0.4 pts
178Ionia Nisia22.8+2.7 pts
179Arnsberg22.7+0.3 pts
179La Réunion22.7+1.5 pts
179Yuzhen tsentralen22.7+0.5 pts
182Guadeloupe22.3+0.3 pts
183Algarve22.2-0.2 pts
184Emilia-Romagna Series break22.1+0.9 pts
185Liguria Series break22+2.4 pts
186Dytiki Elláda21.9-1.9 pts
187Norte21.7+1.2 pts
188Stredné Slovensko21.6+1.3 pts
189Niederbayern21.5-0.6 pts
189Sachsen-Anhalt21.5-0.7 pts
189Weser-Ems21.5+0.9 pts
189Yugoiztochen21.5-0.2 pts
193Toscana Series break21.4+0.7 pts
194Lombardia Series break21.3+0.9 pts
195Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break21.2+0.4 pts
196Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break21.1+1.2 pts
196Guyane21.1+1.5 pts
196Moravskoslezsko21.1-0.5 pts
199Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9+0.5 pts
200Dél-Alföld Series break20.8+1.2 pts
200Notio Aigaio20.8+0.4 pts
202Umbria Series break20.7-0.5 pts
203Severovýchod20.6+0.3 pts
203Severozapaden20.6+0.7 pts
203Západné Slovensko20.6-0.1 pts
206Marche Series break20.5-0.2 pts
207Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break20.3-0.5 pts
208Jihozápad20.1+0.1 pts
209Közép-Dunántúl Series break19.7-0.4 pts
210Molise Series break19.6-0.1 pts
211Střední Morava19.5-0.2 pts
212Abruzzo Series break19.3+1 pts
212Piemonte Series break19.3+1.2 pts
214Veneto Series break18.9+1 pts
215Sjeverna Hrvatska18.8+0.8 pts
215Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break18.8+0.8 pts
217Észak-Alföld Series break18.5+1.1 pts
218Centru18.1+0.2 pts
219Dél-Dunántúl Series break18-0.4 pts
220Nord-Vest17.7+0.6 pts
220Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break17.7+0.9 pts
222Észak-Magyarország Series break17.50 pts
223Sardegna Series break16-0.2 pts
224Basilicata Series break15.9-0.6 pts
225Vest15.7-0.3 pts
226Campania Series break15.6+0.1 pts
227Calabria Series break15.2+0.1 pts
228Região Autónoma dos Açores15-0.5 pts
229Puglia Series break14.8+0.8 pts
230Sud-Vest Oltenia14.7-1.4 pts
231Panonska Hrvatska14.2-0.8 pts
232Sicilia Series break14+0.4 pts
233Severozápad13.9-0.4 pts
234Sud-Est13.1+0.4 pts
235Nord-Est12.7+0.6 pts
235Sud-Muntenia12.7-0.4 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Prov. Brabant wallon, with 58.4% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Muntenia, with 12.7% in 2018.

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