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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 243 regions in 2020, at 59.7%. Nord-Est had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 31.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 32.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest59.7Prov. Brabant wallon
Lowest11.8Nord-Est
Median31.8243 regions
European Union (27)32.8History

Top 40 regions, 2020

Prov. Brabant wallon: 59.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon59.7Sostinės regionas: 58.6 %Sostinės regionas58.6Warszawski stołeczny: 57.8 %Warszawski stołeczny57.8Utrecht: 55.7 %Utrecht55.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 54.9 %Helsinki-Uusimaa54.9Ile-de-France: 54.3 %Ile-de-France54.3Eastern and Midland: 53.9 %Eastern and Midland53.9Stockholm: 53.7 %Stockholm53.7Basque Country: 53.4 %Basque Country53.4Hovedstaden: 53 %Hovedstaden53Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 51.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51.4Community of Madrid: 50.2 %Community of Madrid50.2Noord-Holland: 49.9 %Noord-Holland49.9Budapest: 49.8 %Budapest49.8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 49.3 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…49.3Navarre: 48.4 %Navarre48.4Luxembourg: 47.1 %Luxembourg47.1Northern and Western: 46.4 %Northern and Western46.4Länsi-Suomi: 45.9 %Länsi-Suomi45.9Praha: 45.9 %Praha45.9Bratislavský kraj: 45.6 %Bratislavský kraj45.6Southern: 45.6 %Southern45.6Sydsverige: 45.4 %Sydsverige45.4Kýpros: 45 %Kýpros45Asturias: 44.2 %Asturias44.2Zuid-Holland: 44.2 %Zuid-Holland44.2Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 44.1 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen44.1Etelä-Suomi: 43.5 %Etelä-Suomi43.5Västsverige: 43.4 %Västsverige43.4Midi-Pyrénées: 43.3 %Midi-Pyrénées43.3Rhône-Alpes: 43.2 %Rhône-Alpes43.2Grad Zagreb: 43.1 %Grad Zagreb43.1Berlin: 42.9 %Berlin42.9Östra Mellansverige: 42.8 %Östra Mellansverige42.8Wien: 42.7 %Wien42.7Yugozapaden: 42.7 %Yugozapaden42.7Cantabria: 42.5 %Cantabria42.5Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 42.5 %Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42.5Catalonia: 42.3 %Catalonia42.3Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 42 %Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi42Prov. Brabant wallon: 59.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon59.7Sostinės regionas: 58.6 %Sostinės regionas58.6Warszawski stołeczny: 57.8 %Warszawski stołeczny57.8Utrecht: 55.7 %Utrecht55.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 54.9 %Helsinki-Uusimaa54.9Ile-de-France: 54.3 %Ile-de-France54.3Eastern and Midland: 53.9 %Eastern and Midland53.9Stockholm: 53.7 %Stockholm53.7Basque Country: 53.4 %Basque Country53.4Hovedstaden: 53 %Hovedstaden53Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 51.4 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51.4Community of Madrid: 50.2 %Community of Madrid50.2Noord-Holland: 49.9 %Noord-Holland49.9Budapest: 49.8 %Budapest49.8Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 49.3 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…49.3Navarre: 48.4 %Navarre48.4Luxembourg: 47.1 %Luxembourg47.1Northern and Western: 46.4 %Northern and Western46.4Länsi-Suomi: 45.9 %Länsi-Suomi45.9Praha: 45.9 %Praha45.9Bratislavský kraj: 45.6 %Bratislavský kraj45.6Southern: 45.6 %Southern45.6Sydsverige: 45.4 %Sydsverige45.4Kýpros: 45 %Kýpros45Asturias: 44.2 %Asturias44.2Zuid-Holland: 44.2 %Zuid-Holland44.2Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 44.1 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen44.1Etelä-Suomi: 43.5 %Etelä-Suomi43.5Västsverige: 43.4 %Västsverige43.4Midi-Pyrénées: 43.3 %Midi-Pyrénées43.3Rhône-Alpes: 43.2 %Rhône-Alpes43.2Grad Zagreb: 43.1 %Grad Zagreb43.1Berlin: 42.9 %Berlin42.9Östra Mellansverige: 42.8 %Östra Mellansverige42.8Wien: 42.7 %Wien42.7Yugozapaden: 42.7 %Yugozapaden42.7Cantabria: 42.5 %Cantabria42.5Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 42.5 %Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42.5Catalonia: 42.3 %Catalonia42.3Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 42 %Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi42
%. 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

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Prov. Brabant wallon59.7+4 pts
2Sostinės regionas58.6+2.7 pts
3Warszawski stołeczny57.8+1.7 pts
4Utrecht55.7+3 pts
5Helsinki-Uusimaa54.9+1.2 pts
6Ile-de-France54.3+2.8 pts
7Eastern and Midland53.9+2.4 pts
8Stockholm53.7+0.7 pts
9Basque Country53.4+2.6 pts
10Hovedstaden53+0.3 pts
11Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51.4+2.2 pts
12Community of Madrid50.2+1.1 pts
13Noord-Holland49.9+1.4 pts
14Budapest49.8+2.3 pts
15Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest49.3+2.2 pts
16Navarre48.4+1.3 pts
17Luxembourg47.1+0.1 pts
18Northern and Western46.4+3.9 pts
19Länsi-Suomi45.9+2.1 pts
19Praha45.9+0.4 pts
21Bratislavský kraj45.6+0.1 pts
21Southern45.6+2.4 pts
23Sydsverige45.4-0.2 pts
24Kýpros45+0.4 pts
25Asturias44.2+0.9 pts
25Zuid-Holland44.2+3.4 pts
27Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen44.1+2.6 pts
28Etelä-Suomi43.5+0.9 pts
29Västsverige43.4+1.1 pts
30Midi-Pyrénées43.3-1.3 pts
31Rhône-Alpes43.2+1.4 pts
32Grad Zagreb43.1+0.3 pts
33Berlin Series break42.9-0.2 pts
34Östra Mellansverige42.8+0.7 pts
35Wien42.7-0.2 pts
35Yugozapaden42.7+3.2 pts
37Cantabria42.5+0.5 pts
37Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42.5+1.8 pts
39Catalonia42.3-0.1 pts
40Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi42+1.7 pts
41Oberbayern Series break41.8+1.3 pts
42Åland41.6+6.8 pts
42Zahodna Slovenija41.6+2.9 pts
44Noord-Brabant41.1+3 pts
45Attiki41+0.8 pts
45Languedoc-Roussillon41+6.5 pts
45Prov. Antwerpen41+1 pts
48Prov. Namur40.8+3.1 pts
49Groningen40.6+2.7 pts
50Bucureşti-Ilfov40.5+0.2 pts
50Grande Lisboa40.5+2.1 pts
52Galicia40.3+2.4 pts
53Eesti40.1+0.6 pts
54Övre Norrland40+0.3 pts
54Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40+1.2 pts
56Aragon39.7+0.4 pts
56Prov. Liège39.7+2.2 pts
58Corse Low reliability39.3+13.1 pts
59Alsace39+3.6 pts
59Castile and León39+0.6 pts
61Midtjylland38.9-0.5 pts
62Prov. West-Vlaanderen38.7+1.4 pts
63La Rioja38.5+0.2 pts
64Bretagne38.1+0.4 pts
64Gelderland38.1+0.4 pts
66Valencian Community38+1.1 pts
67Latvija37.8+2.1 pts
67Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas37.8+0.2 pts
69Overijssel37.7+3.4 pts
69Prov. Limburg (BE)37.7+1 pts
71Småland med öarna37.2-0.3 pts
72Leipzig Series break37+2.7 pts
72Mellersta Norrland37-0.3 pts
74Hamburg Series break36.7-0.4 pts
75Dolnośląskie36.5+1.5 pts
76Aquitaine36+0.3 pts
77Pays de la Loire35.9+0.8 pts
78Norra Mellansverige35.3+1.7 pts
78Pomorskie35.3+0.8 pts
80Bourgogne35+3.1 pts
80Flevoland35+2.6 pts
82Balearic Islands34.8+2.9 pts
83Stuttgart Series break34.7+0.4 pts
84Drenthe34.6+0.8 pts
84Limburg (NL)34.6+1 pts
86Karlsruhe Series break34.5+1.5 pts
87Canary Islands34.4+1.6 pts
88Friesland (NL)34.3+1 pts
88Małopolskie34.3+0.3 pts
88Melilla34.3+3.7 pts
91Franche-Comté33.8+4.7 pts
91Limousin33.8+0.7 pts
91Mittelfranken Series break33.8+2.9 pts
94Freiburg Series break33.6+2.7 pts
95Lubelskie33.5+2.3 pts
95Syddanmark33.5+0.4 pts
97Poitou-Charentes33.4+3 pts
98Burgenland33.1+2.4 pts
99Niederösterreich33+0.6 pts
100Region of Murcia32.8+1.3 pts
101Darmstadt Series break32.7-2.1 pts
101Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break32.7+2.6 pts
103Basse-Normandie32.6+4.4 pts
103Picardie32.6+4.5 pts
105Andalusia32.5+1.3 pts
105Lorraine32.5-0.5 pts
105Salzburg32.5-0.3 pts
108Prov. Hainaut32.4+0.4 pts
108Schwaben Series break32.4+4.5 pts
110Kentriki Makedonia32.2+0.8 pts
110Köln Series break32.2+1.3 pts
110Tübingen Series break32.2+0.3 pts
113Dresden Series break32.1+0.6 pts
113Kärnten32.1+1.3 pts
113Nord-Pas de Calais32.1-0.9 pts
116Braunschweig Series break32+2.8 pts
116Nordjylland32+0.4 pts
118Centre - Val de Loire31.9+0.2 pts
118Świętokrzyskie31.9+1.8 pts
118Tirol31.9+2 pts
121Haute-Normandie31.8+2.9 pts
121Zeeland31.8+2.1 pts
123Podlaskie31.7-1.2 pts
124Ipeiros31.6-0.2 pts
124Trier Series break31.6+2.2 pts
126Unterfranken Series break31.3+2.5 pts
127Auvergne31.2+0.1 pts
128Oberösterreich31.1-0.7 pts
128Steiermark31.1+1 pts
130Bremen Series break30.8+2 pts
130Castilla-La Mancha30.8+0.8 pts
130Malta30.8+1.1 pts
130Śląskie30.8-0.2 pts
130Vzhodna Slovenija30.8+2.3 pts
135Łódzkie30.4+1.3 pts
135Sjælland30.4+0.1 pts
137Thessalia30.3-1.5 pts
138Gießen Series break30+1.2 pts
138Pest30+2.9 pts
140Zachodniopomorskie29.9+0.3 pts
141Oberpfalz Series break29.7+3.6 pts
141Podkarpackie29.7+0.3 pts
143Wielkopolskie29.5+1 pts
144Voreio Aigaio29.3+2.4 pts
145Brandenburg Series break29.2+0.4 pts
145Vorarlberg29.2+0.8 pts
147Thüringen Series break29.1+0.8 pts
148Düsseldorf Series break28.9+2.4 pts
149Hannover Series break28.30 pts
150Kassel Series break28.1+2.3 pts
150Lubuskie28.1+2.2 pts
152Centro (PT)28+1.7 pts
152Kriti28+1.7 pts
154Península de Setúbal27.9-0.5 pts
155Jihovýchod27.7+1.7 pts
155Oberfranken Series break27.7+1.6 pts
155Opolskie27.7+1.4 pts
158Koblenz Series break27.3+0.9 pts
158Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break27.3+1.3 pts
160Martinique27.1+1.5 pts
161Chemnitz Series break27+1.7 pts
162Kujawsko-pomorskie26.9+2.2 pts
162Lüneburg Series break26.9+2.9 pts
162Schleswig-Holstein Series break26.9+2.2 pts
165Extremadura26.7-0.1 pts
166Dytiki Makedonia26.6-0.5 pts
166Münster Series break26.6+0.9 pts
166Východné Slovensko26.6+2.8 pts
169Jadranska Hrvatska26.5-0.6 pts
169Lazio26.5+0.2 pts
171Mazowiecki regionalny26.3+0.1 pts
171Saarland Series break26.3+1.3 pts
171Severen tsentralen26.3-0.3 pts
174Detmold Series break25.9+1.9 pts
175Ceuta25.7+3.6 pts
176Arnsberg Series break25.5+2.4 pts
177Sterea Elláda25.2+2 pts
178Dytiki Elláda25+4.4 pts
178Nyugat-Dunántúl25+2.9 pts
178Weser-Ems Series break25+2.2 pts
181Champagne-Ardenne24.8-2.3 pts
182Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24.4+0.6 pts
182Niederbayern Series break24.4+1.6 pts
184Střední Čechy24.2+1 pts
185Algarve23.9+1.8 pts
185Peloponnisos23.9+0.1 pts
185Warmińsko-mazurskie23.9-0.3 pts
188Ionia Nisia23.7-0.9 pts
188Norte23.7+0.6 pts
188Stredné Slovensko23.7+0.5 pts
191Emilia-Romagna23.4+0.5 pts
192Guadeloupe23.3-1.2 pts
192Severoiztochen23.3+0.1 pts
194Umbria23+0.7 pts
195La Réunion22.9+0.3 pts
195Yugoiztochen22.9+1.6 pts
197Sachsen-Anhalt Series break22.6-0.5 pts
198Notio Aigaio22.5+0.3 pts
198Região Autónoma da Madeira22.5+1.6 pts
200Západné Slovensko22.4+0.2 pts
201Střední Morava22.3+2.3 pts
202Közép-Dunántúl22.2+1 pts
203Provincia Autonoma di Trento22.1+0.8 pts
204Yuzhen tsentralen22-0.5 pts
205Liguria21.7-0.3 pts
206Dél-Alföld21.6+0.1 pts
206Lombardia21.6+0.4 pts
208Marche21.50 pts
209Friuli-Venezia Giulia21.3+0.6 pts
210Moravskoslezsko21.1+0.8 pts
211Abruzzo21+0.4 pts
212Severozapaden20.8+1.5 pts
212Toscana20.8-0.2 pts
214Alentejo20.5+1.8 pts
214Oeste e Vale do Tejo20.5-1 pts
214Severovýchod20.5+0.4 pts
217Nord-Vest20.1+1.2 pts
218Veneto20+0.6 pts
219Jihozápad19.8-0.5 pts
220Piemonte19.6+0.3 pts
221Észak-Alföld19.3-0.1 pts
222Molise19.20 pts
223Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste18.8-0.1 pts
224Guyane18.7-3.4 pts
225Dél-Dunántúl18.4+0.1 pts
226Sardegna18+0.5 pts
227Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen17.7+0.6 pts
228Basilicata17.6+0.6 pts
229Sjeverna Hrvatska17.4-0.6 pts
230Centru17.1-1.2 pts
231Panonska Hrvatska17+2.1 pts
231Vest17+0.7 pts
233Észak-Magyarország16.9-0.2 pts
234Sud-Vest Oltenia16.7+1.3 pts
235Campania16.1+0.4 pts
236Calabria15.8-0.1 pts
237Puglia15.30 pts
238Região Autónoma dos Açores15.2+1.5 pts
239Sicilia14.6+0.4 pts
240Severozápad13.7-1.5 pts
241Sud-Est13.1-0.7 pts
241Sud-Muntenia13.1+0.2 pts
243Nord-Est11.8+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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Prov. Brabant wallon, with 59.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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