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

Sostinės regionas had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 243 regions in 2022, at 62.1%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 13.7%. The median was 32.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 34.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest62.1Sostinės regionas
Lowest13.7Sud-Muntenia
Median32.3243 regions
European Union (27)34.2History

Top 40 regions, 2022

Sostinės regionas: 62.1 %Sostinės regionas62.1Prov. Brabant wallon: 60.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon60.7Warszawski stołeczny: 57.7 %Warszawski stołeczny57.7Stockholm: 57.4 %Stockholm57.4Eastern and Midland: 57 %Eastern and Midland57Utrecht: 56.1 %Utrecht56.1Budapest: 55.8 %Budapest55.8Basque Country: 55 %Basque Country55Ile-de-France: 55 %Ile-de-France55Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 53.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…53.5Hovedstaden: 53.1 %Hovedstaden53.1Luxembourg: 52.3 %Luxembourg52.3Noord-Holland: 51.6 %Noord-Holland51.6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 51.6 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51.6Praha: 51.5 %Praha51.5Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.5 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5Southern: 50.5 %Southern50.5Community of Madrid: 49.8 %Community of Madrid49.8Northern and Western: 49.6 %Northern and Western49.6Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 49.6 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen49.6Sydsverige: 49.2 %Sydsverige49.2Västsverige: 48.8 %Västsverige48.8Navarre: 48.3 %Navarre48.3Berlin: 48.2 %Berlin48.2Kýpros: 48 %Kýpros48Prov. Antwerpen: 47.1 %Prov. Antwerpen47.1Bratislavský kraj: 47 %Bratislavský kraj47Rhône-Alpes: 46.8 %Rhône-Alpes46.8Zuid-Holland: 45.7 %Zuid-Holland45.7Attiki: 45.6 %Attiki45.6Wien: 45.6 %Wien45.6Östra Mellansverige: 45.4 %Östra Mellansverige45.4Cantabria: 45.3 %Cantabria45.3Zahodna Slovenija: 45.1 %Zahodna Slovenija45.1Grad Zagreb: 44.5 %Grad Zagreb44.5Midi-Pyrénées: 44.3 %Midi-Pyrénées44.3Övre Norrland: 43.8 %Övre Norrland43.8Prov. Limburg (BE): 43.7 %Prov. Limburg (BE)43.7Catalonia: 43.6 %Catalonia43.6Asturias: 43.3 %Asturias43.3Sostinės regionas: 62.1 %Sostinės regionas62.1Prov. Brabant wallon: 60.7 %Prov. Brabant wallon60.7Warszawski stołeczny: 57.7 %Warszawski stołeczny57.7Stockholm: 57.4 %Stockholm57.4Eastern and Midland: 57 %Eastern and Midland57Utrecht: 56.1 %Utrecht56.1Budapest: 55.8 %Budapest55.8Basque Country: 55 %Basque Country55Ile-de-France: 55 %Ile-de-France55Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 53.5 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdst…53.5Hovedstaden: 53.1 %Hovedstaden53.1Luxembourg: 52.3 %Luxembourg52.3Noord-Holland: 51.6 %Noord-Holland51.6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 51.6 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51.6Praha: 51.5 %Praha51.5Helsinki-Uusimaa: 50.5 %Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5Southern: 50.5 %Southern50.5Community of Madrid: 49.8 %Community of Madrid49.8Northern and Western: 49.6 %Northern and Western49.6Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 49.6 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen49.6Sydsverige: 49.2 %Sydsverige49.2Västsverige: 48.8 %Västsverige48.8Navarre: 48.3 %Navarre48.3Berlin: 48.2 %Berlin48.2Kýpros: 48 %Kýpros48Prov. Antwerpen: 47.1 %Prov. Antwerpen47.1Bratislavský kraj: 47 %Bratislavský kraj47Rhône-Alpes: 46.8 %Rhône-Alpes46.8Zuid-Holland: 45.7 %Zuid-Holland45.7Attiki: 45.6 %Attiki45.6Wien: 45.6 %Wien45.6Östra Mellansverige: 45.4 %Östra Mellansverige45.4Cantabria: 45.3 %Cantabria45.3Zahodna Slovenija: 45.1 %Zahodna Slovenija45.1Grad Zagreb: 44.5 %Grad Zagreb44.5Midi-Pyrénées: 44.3 %Midi-Pyrénées44.3Övre Norrland: 43.8 %Övre Norrland43.8Prov. Limburg (BE): 43.7 %Prov. Limburg (BE)43.7Catalonia: 43.6 %Catalonia43.6Asturias: 43.3 %Asturias43.3
%. 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

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sostinės regionas62.1+1.5 pts
2Prov. Brabant wallon60.7+1 pts
3Warszawski stołeczny57.7-0.4 pts
4Stockholm57.4+1.3 pts
5Eastern and Midland57+0.5 pts
6Utrecht56.1+4.6 pts
7Budapest55.8+0.2 pts
8Basque Country550 pts
8Ile-de-France55+0.6 pts
10Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest53.5+1.3 pts
11Hovedstaden53.1-1 pts
12Luxembourg52.3+1.8 pts
13Noord-Holland51.6+2.5 pts
13Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability51.6-1.6 pts
15Praha51.5+1.7 pts
16Helsinki-Uusimaa50.5+0.7 pts
16Southern50.5+1.1 pts
18Community of Madrid49.8+0.1 pts
19Northern and Western49.6+0.9 pts
19Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen49.6-0.4 pts
21Sydsverige49.2+1.7 pts
22Västsverige48.8+3.2 pts
23Navarre48.3-0.4 pts
24Berlin48.2+1.5 pts
25Kýpros48+1 pts
26Prov. Antwerpen47.1+3.6 pts
27Bratislavský kraj47+0.3 pts
28Rhône-Alpes46.8+2.2 pts
29Zuid-Holland45.7+1 pts
30Attiki45.6+0.6 pts
30Wien45.6+1.1 pts
32Östra Mellansverige45.4+0.8 pts
33Cantabria45.3+1.8 pts
34Zahodna Slovenija45.1-0.9 pts
35Grad Zagreb44.5+0.6 pts
36Midi-Pyrénées44.3+0.1 pts
37Övre Norrland43.8+0.8 pts
38Prov. Limburg (BE)43.7+4.5 pts
39Catalonia43.6+1.1 pts
40Asturias43.3-1.3 pts
40Prov. Namur43.3+0.5 pts
42Yugozapaden43.2+0.1 pts
43Noord-Brabant43+3 pts
44Mellersta Norrland42.9+2.8 pts
45Aragon42.5+2 pts
46Gelderland42.4-0.3 pts
46Groningen42.4+0.5 pts
48Oberbayern42.3-0.9 pts
49Bucureşti-Ilfov42.2+1.1 pts
49Galicia42.2+0.8 pts
51Bretagne42.1+1.7 pts
51Eesti42.1+0.9 pts
51Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42.1-2.5 pts
54Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur41.9+1.1 pts
55La Rioja41.8+1.8 pts
56Grande Lisboa41.5-0.3 pts
56Prov. Liège41.5-0.9 pts
58Midtjylland41.3+1.1 pts
59Aquitaine41.2+1.3 pts
60Overijssel40.9+1 pts
61Länsi-Suomi40.7+0.6 pts
62Alsace40.5+2.8 pts
63Småland med öarna40.3+2.7 pts
64Pays de la Loire40+1.4 pts
65Castile and León39.8+0.5 pts
65Prov. West-Vlaanderen39.8+0.3 pts
67Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas39.7+1.2 pts
68Latvija39.5+0.5 pts
69Pomorskie38.6+3.6 pts
70Norra Mellansverige38.3+2.9 pts
71Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi38.2+0.6 pts
72Hamburg38.1-3.3 pts
73Limburg (NL)37.8-0.6 pts
74Languedoc-Roussillon37.6-0.8 pts
75Etelä-Suomi37.3-0.7 pts
76Valencian Community37.2-1 pts
77Franche-Comté36.8+4.1 pts
77Poitou-Charentes36.8+3.5 pts
79Canary Islands36.6+1 pts
79Drenthe36.6+0.8 pts
81Karlsruhe36.2+2 pts
81Małopolskie36.2-0.2 pts
81Stuttgart36.2+0.7 pts
84Åland36.1-1.4 pts
84Dolnośląskie36.1-0.6 pts
86Flevoland35.9+0.9 pts
86Leipzig35.9-1 pts
86Limousin35.9-1.1 pts
89Vzhodna Slovenija35.7+0.4 pts
90Haute-Normandie35.4+1.6 pts
91Andalusia35+1 pts
91Tübingen35+1.9 pts
93Centre - Val de Loire34.9+2.2 pts
94Nordjylland34.8-0.2 pts
95Podlaskie34.7+1.7 pts
95Syddanmark34.7+0.8 pts
97Darmstadt34.6+0.5 pts
97Nord-Pas de Calais34.6-1.2 pts
99Bourgogne34.5-1.4 pts
100Köln34.4-0.4 pts
101Dresden34.2+0.5 pts
101Prov. Hainaut34.2+0.7 pts
103Friesland (NL)34.1+0.6 pts
103Niederösterreich34.1+0.2 pts
105Melilla34-0.5 pts
106Auvergne33.8+3.6 pts
106Balearic Islands33.8-2.5 pts
106Basse-Normandie33.8-0.8 pts
109Mittelfranken33.5+0.7 pts
109Thessalia33.5+0.7 pts
111Kärnten33.3-0.3 pts
112Freiburg33.2-0.4 pts
112Salzburg33.2-0.4 pts
114Kentriki Makedonia33.1-0.2 pts
115Śląskie33+1.1 pts
115Zachodniopomorskie33+3 pts
117Sjælland32.9+0.8 pts
118Braunschweig32.8+1.6 pts
119Rheinhessen-Pfalz32.5+0.7 pts
120Oberösterreich32.4+1.9 pts
120Península de Setúbal32.4+1.7 pts
122Pest32.3-0.7 pts
123Corse Low reliability32.2+4.4 pts
123Steiermark32.2+2 pts
125Zeeland32.1+2.3 pts
126Tirol31.9+0.5 pts
127Extremadura31.8+2.6 pts
127Malta31.8-0.3 pts
127Picardie31.8+0.2 pts
130Burgenland31.40 pts
130Castilla-La Mancha31.4+0.1 pts
132Gießen31.3+0.3 pts
133Bremen31-2.6 pts
134Ipeiros30.9+0.9 pts
134Region of Murcia30.9-2.8 pts
134Świętokrzyskie30.9+0.5 pts
137Centro (PT)30.6+1 pts
137Podkarpackie30.6+0.4 pts
139Hannover30.5+0.3 pts
140Łódzkie30.4+0.2 pts
140Oberpfalz30.4-0.7 pts
142Lorraine30.3-0.8 pts
143Trier29.9+1 pts
143Vorarlberg29.9+1.3 pts
145Lubelskie29.8-1.5 pts
145Schwaben29.8-0.6 pts
145Unterfranken29.8-1 pts
148Mazowiecki regionalny29.7+1.5 pts
149Brandenburg29.5-1.8 pts
150Martinique29.3-0.1 pts
151Champagne-Ardenne28.9-2.4 pts
151Kriti28.9+1.3 pts
151Wielkopolskie28.9+1 pts
154Lubuskie28.8-0.3 pts
155Düsseldorf28.7-0.6 pts
155Severoiztochen28.7+2.8 pts
157Notio Aigaio28.6+4.5 pts
158Kujawsko-pomorskie28.20 pts
158Východné Slovensko28.2+0.5 pts
160Opolskie28+0.2 pts
160Warmińsko-mazurskie28+2.7 pts
162Weser-Ems27.9+1.4 pts
163Thüringen27.8-0.6 pts
164Lüneburg27.7+1 pts
165Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki27.6+2.7 pts
165Dytiki Makedonia27.6-0.1 pts
167Münster27.40 pts
167Oberfranken27.4-3.2 pts
169Jihovýchod27.2-0.5 pts
169Niederbayern27.2-0.2 pts
171Saarland26.8-0.5 pts
172Detmold26.7+0.1 pts
172Lazio26.7+0.6 pts
172Voreio Aigaio26.7-1.2 pts
175Stredné Slovensko26.6+2.1 pts
176Peloponnisos26.5+1.8 pts
176Schleswig-Holstein26.5-1.8 pts
178Arnsberg26.4-0.3 pts
179Severen tsentralen26.3-0.3 pts
180Koblenz26.2-1 pts
181Kassel25.9-1 pts
182Norte25.8+0.9 pts
183Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25.5-1.8 pts
184Dytiki Elláda25.4-0.6 pts
185Algarve25.3+0.5 pts
185Sachsen-Anhalt25.3+0.2 pts
187Jadranska Hrvatska25.1+0.2 pts
188Chemnitz25-0.5 pts
189Střední Čechy24.9-0.7 pts
190Západné Slovensko24.8+1.2 pts
191Guadeloupe24.2+0.8 pts
192La Réunion24-0.4 pts
192Střední Morava24-0.5 pts
194Severovýchod22.9+2 pts
195Dél-Alföld22.8+0.7 pts
195Emilia-Romagna22.8-0.5 pts
195Nyugat-Dunántúl22.8-2.5 pts
195Yuzhen tsentralen22.8+0.2 pts
199Oeste e Vale do Tejo22.7+1.2 pts
199Sterea Elláda22.7-2 pts
201Közép-Dunántúl22.6-0.6 pts
201Marche22.6+1 pts
203Umbria22.50 pts
204Moravskoslezsko22.4-0.1 pts
205Alentejo22.3+0.9 pts
205Liguria22.3+0.4 pts
207Região Autónoma da Madeira22.2-2.5 pts
208Dél-Dunántúl22+1.6 pts
208Guyane22+3.8 pts
210Lombardia21.8+0.6 pts
210Yugoiztochen21.8-0.9 pts
212Jihozápad21.7+0.1 pts
213Abruzzo21.6+0.4 pts
214Toscana21.5+0.7 pts
215Provincia Autonoma di Trento21.4-0.4 pts
216Friuli-Venezia Giulia21.3+0.1 pts
217Ceuta21.1-3.6 pts
218Észak-Alföld20.8+0.7 pts
219Molise20.2+0.7 pts
220Sjeverna Hrvatska20.1+2 pts
221Észak-Magyarország20+1.2 pts
222Piemonte19.9-0.1 pts
223Veneto19.70 pts
224Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste19.6+0.7 pts
225Centru18.9+2.5 pts
226Severozapaden18.8-1 pts
227Ionia Nisia18.5-0.3 pts
228Vest18.3+2 pts
229Nord-Vest18.2-1.1 pts
230Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen18.1+0.5 pts
231Sardegna17.9+0.5 pts
232Sud-Vest Oltenia17.6+0.2 pts
233Basilicata17.5-0.1 pts
234Panonska Hrvatska17.4-0.4 pts
235Campania16.9+0.4 pts
236Calabria16.6+0.4 pts
236Região Autónoma dos Açores16.6+0.7 pts
238Puglia16.2+0.4 pts
239Severozápad15.6+0.5 pts
240Sicilia15.2+0.4 pts
241Nord-Est14+1.7 pts
241Sud-Est14+1.1 pts
243Sud-Muntenia13.7-0.2 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 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

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