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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 243 regions in 2019, at 56.1%. Nord-Est had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 30% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 31.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest56.1Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest11.7Nord-Est
Median30243 regions
European Union (27)31.7History

Top 40 regions, 2019

Warszawski stołeczny: 56.1 %Warszawski stołeczny56.1Sostinės regionas: 55.9 %Sostinės regionas55.9Prov. Brabant wallon: 55.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon55.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 53.7 %Helsinki-Uusimaa53.7Stockholm: 53 %Stockholm53Hovedstaden: 52.7 %Hovedstaden52.7Utrecht: 52.7 %Utrecht52.7Eastern and Midland: 51.5 %Eastern and Midland51.5Ile-de-France: 51.5 %Ile-de-France51.5Basque Country: 50.8 %Basque Country50.8Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 49.2 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant49.2Community of Madrid: 49.1 %Community of Madrid49.1Noord-Holland: 48.5 %Noord-Holland48.5Budapest: 47.5 %Budapest47.5Navarre: 47.1 %Navarre47.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 47.1 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…47.1Luxembourg: 47 %Luxembourg47Sydsverige: 45.6 %Sydsverige45.6Bratislavský kraj: 45.5 %Bratislavský kraj45.5Praha: 45.5 %Praha45.5Kýpros: 44.6 %Kýpros44.6Midi-Pyrénées: 44.6 %Midi-Pyrénées44.6Länsi-Suomi: 43.8 %Länsi-Suomi43.8Asturias: 43.3 %Asturias43.3Southern: 43.2 %Southern43.2Berlin: 43.1 %Berlin43.1Wien: 42.9 %Wien42.9Grad Zagreb: 42.8 %Grad Zagreb42.8Etelä-Suomi: 42.6 %Etelä-Suomi42.6Northern and Western: 42.5 %Northern and Western42.5Catalonia: 42.4 %Catalonia42.4Västsverige: 42.3 %Västsverige42.3Östra Mellansverige: 42.1 %Östra Mellansverige42.1Cantabria: 42 %Cantabria42Rhône-Alpes: 41.8 %Rhône-Alpes41.8Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 41.5 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen41.5Zuid-Holland: 40.8 %Zuid-Holland40.8Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 40.7 %Prov. Luxembourg (BE)40.7Oberbayern: 40.5 %Oberbayern40.5Bucureşti-Ilfov: 40.3 %Bucureşti-Ilfov40.3Warszawski stołeczny: 56.1 %Warszawski stołeczny56.1Sostinės regionas: 55.9 %Sostinės regionas55.9Prov. Brabant wallon: 55.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon55.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 53.7 %Helsinki-Uusimaa53.7Stockholm: 53 %Stockholm53Hovedstaden: 52.7 %Hovedstaden52.7Utrecht: 52.7 %Utrecht52.7Eastern and Midland: 51.5 %Eastern and Midland51.5Ile-de-France: 51.5 %Ile-de-France51.5Basque Country: 50.8 %Basque Country50.8Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 49.2 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant49.2Community of Madrid: 49.1 %Community of Madrid49.1Noord-Holland: 48.5 %Noord-Holland48.5Budapest: 47.5 %Budapest47.5Navarre: 47.1 %Navarre47.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 47.1 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…47.1Luxembourg: 47 %Luxembourg47Sydsverige: 45.6 %Sydsverige45.6Bratislavský kraj: 45.5 %Bratislavský kraj45.5Praha: 45.5 %Praha45.5Kýpros: 44.6 %Kýpros44.6Midi-Pyrénées: 44.6 %Midi-Pyrénées44.6Länsi-Suomi: 43.8 %Länsi-Suomi43.8Asturias: 43.3 %Asturias43.3Southern: 43.2 %Southern43.2Berlin: 43.1 %Berlin43.1Wien: 42.9 %Wien42.9Grad Zagreb: 42.8 %Grad Zagreb42.8Etelä-Suomi: 42.6 %Etelä-Suomi42.6Northern and Western: 42.5 %Northern and Western42.5Catalonia: 42.4 %Catalonia42.4Västsverige: 42.3 %Västsverige42.3Östra Mellansverige: 42.1 %Östra Mellansverige42.1Cantabria: 42 %Cantabria42Rhône-Alpes: 41.8 %Rhône-Alpes41.8Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 41.5 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen41.5Zuid-Holland: 40.8 %Zuid-Holland40.8Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 40.7 %Prov. Luxembourg (BE)40.7Oberbayern: 40.5 %Oberbayern40.5Bucureşti-Ilfov: 40.3 %Bucureşti-Ilfov40.3
%. 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

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Warszawski stołeczny Series break56.1-1.3 pts
2Sostinės regionas55.9+1.2 pts
3Prov. Brabant wallon55.7-2.7 pts
4Helsinki-Uusimaa53.7+1.7 pts
5Stockholm53+0.7 pts
6Hovedstaden52.7+1.6 pts
6Utrecht Series break52.7n/a
8Eastern and Midland51.5-0.2 pts
8Ile-de-France51.5+2.2 pts
10Basque Country50.8+1.2 pts
11Prov. Vlaams-Brabant49.2+0.5 pts
12Community of Madrid49.1+1.9 pts
13Noord-Holland Series break48.5+3.1 pts
14Budapest47.5+1 pts
15Navarre47.1+1.7 pts
15Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest47.1-0.4 pts
17Luxembourg47+2.9 pts
18Sydsverige45.6+0.3 pts
19Bratislavský kraj45.5+1.7 pts
19Praha45.5-0.9 pts
21Kýpros44.6+0.5 pts
21Midi-Pyrénées44.6+0.4 pts
23Länsi-Suomi43.8+1.6 pts
24Asturias43.3+0.2 pts
25Southern43.2+0.7 pts
26Berlin43.1+1 pts
27Wien42.9+0.6 pts
28Grad Zagreb42.8-1 pts
29Etelä-Suomi42.6+1.7 pts
30Northern and Western42.5+1.3 pts
31Catalonia42.4+1.6 pts
32Västsverige42.3+0.1 pts
33Östra Mellansverige42.1+2 pts
34Cantabria42+1.4 pts
35Rhône-Alpes41.8+1.1 pts
36Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen41.5-1.3 pts
37Zuid-Holland Series break40.8n/a
38Prov. Luxembourg (BE)40.7+1.9 pts
39Oberbayern40.5-0.1 pts
40Bucureşti-Ilfov40.3+2.8 pts
40Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi40.3+0.8 pts
42Attiki40.2+0.9 pts
43Prov. Antwerpen400 pts
44Övre Norrland39.7+0.2 pts
45Eesti39.5+0.4 pts
45Yugozapaden Series break39.5-0.3 pts
47Midtjylland39.4+1.7 pts
48Aragon39.3+0.9 pts
49Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur38.8+0.9 pts
50Zahodna Slovenija38.7+1 pts
51Castile and León38.4+2.2 pts
51Grande Lisboa38.4n/a
53La Rioja38.3-0.4 pts
54Noord-Brabant Series break38.1+2.1 pts
55Galicia37.9+1 pts
55Groningen Series break37.9+1.7 pts
57Bretagne37.70 pts
57Gelderland Series break37.7+2.4 pts
57Prov. Namur37.7-1.5 pts
60Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas37.6+1.6 pts
61Prov. Liège37.5+1.6 pts
61Småland med öarna37.5+1.3 pts
63Mellersta Norrland37.3+0.9 pts
63Prov. West-Vlaanderen37.30 pts
65Hamburg37.1+0.2 pts
66Valencian Community36.9+1.2 pts
67Prov. Limburg (BE)36.7+0.9 pts
68Aquitaine35.7+0.3 pts
68Latvija35.7+1.8 pts
70Alsace35.4+2.4 pts
71Pays de la Loire35.1+0.5 pts
72Dolnośląskie Series break35+3.3 pts
73Åland34.8-1.6 pts
73Darmstadt34.8+0.9 pts
75Languedoc-Roussillon34.5+1.2 pts
75Pomorskie Series break34.5+1.7 pts
77Leipzig34.3+1.4 pts
77Overijssel Series break34.3+0.9 pts
77Stuttgart34.3+1.6 pts
80Małopolskie Series break34+1 pts
81Drenthe Series break33.8+2.7 pts
82Limburg (NL) Series break33.6+1.4 pts
82Norra Mellansverige33.6-0.3 pts
84Friesland (NL) Series break33.3+1.5 pts
85Limousin33.1+1.1 pts
85Syddanmark33.1+0.6 pts
87Karlsruhe33+1.8 pts
87Lorraine33+4.1 pts
87Nord-Pas de Calais33+1.1 pts
90Podlaskie Series break32.9+0.6 pts
91Canary Islands32.8+2.3 pts
91Salzburg32.8+0.5 pts
93Flevoland Series break32.4+2.2 pts
93Niederösterreich32.4+0.5 pts
95Prov. Hainaut32+0.6 pts
96Balearic Islands31.9+2.2 pts
96Bourgogne31.9+1.7 pts
96Tübingen31.9+1.3 pts
99Ipeiros31.8-2 pts
99Oberösterreich31.8+2.8 pts
99Thessalia31.8-0.3 pts
102Centre - Val de Loire31.7-0.1 pts
103Nordjylland31.6-0.5 pts
104Dresden31.5-0.7 pts
104Region of Murcia31.5+0.3 pts
106Kentriki Makedonia31.4-0.3 pts
107Andalusia31.2+0.9 pts
107Lubelskie Series break31.2+2.4 pts
109Auvergne31.1+1.5 pts
110Śląskie Series break31+1.3 pts
111Freiburg30.9+1.4 pts
111Köln30.9+0.4 pts
111Mittelfranken30.9+0.2 pts
114Kärnten30.8+0.2 pts
115Burgenland30.7+2.3 pts
116Melilla30.6+0.7 pts
117Poitou-Charentes30.4-0.5 pts
118Sjælland30.3-0.5 pts
119Rheinhessen-Pfalz30.1+1.6 pts
119Steiermark30.1+1.4 pts
119Świętokrzyskie Series break30.1+1.2 pts
122Castilla-La Mancha30+1.6 pts
123Tirol29.90 pts
124Malta29.7+2.8 pts
124Zeeland Series break29.7+0.6 pts
126Zachodniopomorskie Series break29.6+1 pts
127Podkarpackie Series break29.4+1 pts
127Trier29.4+1 pts
129Braunschweig29.2+0.7 pts
130Franche-Comté29.1-1 pts
130Łódzkie Series break29.1+0.1 pts
132Haute-Normandie28.9+1.9 pts
133Brandenburg28.8+0.6 pts
133Bremen28.8+0.4 pts
133Gießen28.8+1.3 pts
133Unterfranken28.8+1.4 pts
137Vzhodna Slovenija28.5+0.6 pts
137Wielkopolskie Series break28.5+2 pts
139Península de Setúbal28.4n/a
139Vorarlberg28.4+0.8 pts
141Hannover28.3+0.9 pts
141Thüringen28.30 pts
143Basse-Normandie28.2-0.3 pts
144Picardie28.10 pts
145Schwaben27.9+1.2 pts
146Champagne-Ardenne27.1-1.2 pts
146Dytiki Makedonia27.1+1.1 pts
146Jadranska Hrvatska27.1+0.4 pts
146Pest27.1+1.1 pts
150Voreio Aigaio26.9+2.4 pts
151Extremadura26.8+0.3 pts
152Severen tsentralen Series break26.6+1.4 pts
153Düsseldorf26.5+0.6 pts
154Koblenz26.4+0.9 pts
155Centro (PT)26.3n/a
155Kriti26.3-0.3 pts
155Lazio26.3+0.6 pts
155Opolskie Series break26.3+0.4 pts
159Corse Low reliability26.2-1.3 pts
159Mazowiecki regionalny Series break26.2+2.6 pts
161Oberfranken26.1+1.4 pts
161Oberpfalz26.1+1.2 pts
163Jihovýchod26+0.2 pts
163Mecklenburg-Vorpommern26+0.5 pts
165Lubuskie Series break25.9+1.1 pts
166Kassel25.8+0.4 pts
167Münster25.7+1.3 pts
168Martinique25.6-0.9 pts
169Chemnitz25.3+0.6 pts
170Saarland25+0.5 pts
171Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break24.7-0.6 pts
171Schleswig-Holstein24.7+0.3 pts
173Ionia Nisia24.6+1.8 pts
174Guadeloupe24.5+2.2 pts
175Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break24.2+0.6 pts
176Detmold24+0.5 pts
176Lüneburg24+0.5 pts
178Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.8-1.3 pts
178Peloponnisos23.80 pts
178Východné Slovensko23.8+0.2 pts
181Severoiztochen Series break23.2-2.1 pts
181Sterea Elláda23.2-0.4 pts
181Stredné Slovensko23.2+1.6 pts
181Střední Čechy23.2-0.4 pts
185Arnsberg23.1+0.4 pts
185Norte23.1+1.4 pts
185Sachsen-Anhalt23.1+1.6 pts
188Emilia-Romagna22.9+0.8 pts
189Niederbayern22.8+1.3 pts
189Weser-Ems22.8+1.3 pts
191La Réunion22.6-0.1 pts
192Yuzhen tsentralen Series break22.5-0.2 pts
193Umbria22.3+1.6 pts
194Notio Aigaio22.2+1.4 pts
194Západné Slovensko22.2+1.6 pts
196Algarve22.1-0.1 pts
196Ceuta22.1-4.4 pts
196Guyane22.1+1 pts
196Nyugat-Dunántúl22.1+1.8 pts
200Liguria220 pts
201Dél-Alföld21.5+0.7 pts
201Marche21.5+1 pts
201Oeste e Vale do Tejo21.5n/a
204Provincia Autonoma di Trento21.3+0.1 pts
204Yugoiztochen Series break21.3-0.2 pts
206Közép-Dunántúl21.2+1.5 pts
206Lombardia21.2-0.1 pts
208Toscana21-0.4 pts
209Região Autónoma da Madeira20.90 pts
210Friuli-Venezia Giulia20.7-0.4 pts
211Abruzzo20.6+1.3 pts
211Dytiki Elláda20.6-1.3 pts
213Jihozápad20.3+0.2 pts
213Moravskoslezsko20.3-0.8 pts
215Severovýchod20.1-0.5 pts
216Střední Morava20+0.5 pts
217Észak-Alföld19.4+0.9 pts
217Veneto19.4+0.5 pts
219Piemonte19.30 pts
219Severozapaden Series break19.3-1.3 pts
221Molise19.2-0.4 pts
222Nord-Vest18.9+1.2 pts
222Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste18.9+0.1 pts
224Alentejo18.7n/a
225Centru18.3+0.2 pts
225Dél-Dunántúl18.3+0.3 pts
227Sjeverna Hrvatska18-0.8 pts
228Sardegna17.5+1.5 pts
229Észak-Magyarország17.1-0.4 pts
229Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen17.1-0.6 pts
231Basilicata17+1.1 pts
232Vest16.3+0.6 pts
233Calabria15.9+0.7 pts
234Campania15.7+0.1 pts
235Sud-Vest Oltenia15.4+0.7 pts
236Puglia15.3+0.5 pts
237Severozápad15.2+1.3 pts
238Panonska Hrvatska14.9+0.7 pts
239Sicilia14.2+0.2 pts
240Sud-Est13.8+0.7 pts
241Região Autónoma dos Açores13.7-1.3 pts
242Sud-Muntenia12.9+0.2 pts
243Nord-Est11.7-1 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/eu-regions?period=2019.

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

Warszawski stołeczny, with 56.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Nord-Est, with 11.7% in 2019.

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