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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 2023, at 62%. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 33.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 35.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest62Prov. Brabant wallon
Lowest12.6Sud-Muntenia
Median33.3243 regions
European Union (27)35.1History

Top 40 regions, 2023

Prov. Brabant wallon: 62 %Prov. Brabant wallon62Sostinės regionas: 62 %Sostinės regionas62Warszawski stołeczny: 62 %Warszawski stołeczny62Stockholm: 58.8 %Stockholm58.8Eastern and Midland: 58 %Eastern and Midland58Ile-de-France: 56.5 %Ile-de-France56.5Utrecht: 56.4 %Utrecht56.4Budapest: 56.2 %Budapest56.2Basque Country: 55.7 %Basque Country55.7Hovedstaden: 55.1 %Hovedstaden55.1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 53.8 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…53.8Praha: 53.2 %Praha53.2Northern and Western: 52 %Northern and Western52Luxembourg: 51.9 %Luxembourg51.9Bratislavský kraj: 51.2 %Bratislavský kraj51.2Kýpros: 50.9 %Kýpros50.9Noord-Holland: 50.7 %Noord-Holland50.7Community of Madrid: 50.5 %Community of Madrid50.5Southern: 50.4 %Southern50.4Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 50 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant50Sydsverige: 50 %Sydsverige50Cantabria: 49.4 %Cantabria49.4Helsinki-Uusimaa: 49.3 %Helsinki-Uusimaa49.3Grad Zagreb: 48.9 %Grad Zagreb48.9Västsverige: 48.5 %Västsverige48.5Navarre: 48.3 %Navarre48.3Övre Norrland: 47 %Övre Norrland47Rhône-Alpes: 46.9 %Rhône-Alpes46.9Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 46.8 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen46.8Midi-Pyrénées: 46.3 %Midi-Pyrénées46.3Wien: 46.3 %Wien46.3Prov. Antwerpen: 46.1 %Prov. Antwerpen46.1Östra Mellansverige: 45.7 %Östra Mellansverige45.7Zuid-Holland: 45.2 %Zuid-Holland45.2Berlin: 45.1 %Berlin45.1Catalonia: 44.8 %Catalonia44.8Alsace: 44.5 %Alsace44.5Prov. Namur: 44.1 %Prov. Namur44.1Groningen: 43.9 %Groningen43.9Attiki: 43.7 %Attiki43.7
%. 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

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prov. Brabant wallon62+1.3 pts
1Sostinės regionas62-0.1 pts
1Warszawski stołeczny62+4.3 pts
4Stockholm58.8+1.4 pts
5Eastern and Midland58+1 pts
6Ile-de-France56.5+1.5 pts
7Utrecht56.4+0.3 pts
8Budapest56.2+0.4 pts
9Basque Country55.7+0.7 pts
10Hovedstaden55.1+2 pts
11Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest53.8+0.3 pts
12Praha53.2+1.7 pts
13Northern and Western52+2.4 pts
14Luxembourg51.9-0.4 pts
15Bratislavský kraj51.2+4.2 pts
16Kýpros50.9+2.9 pts
17Noord-Holland50.7-0.9 pts
18Community of Madrid50.5+0.7 pts
19Southern50.4-0.1 pts
20Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability50-1.6 pts
20Sydsverige50+0.8 pts
22Cantabria49.4+4.1 pts
23Helsinki-Uusimaa49.3-1.2 pts
24Grad Zagreb48.9+4.4 pts
25Västsverige48.5-0.3 pts
26Navarre48.30 pts
27Övre Norrland47+3.2 pts
28Rhône-Alpes46.9+0.1 pts
29Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen46.8-2.8 pts
30Midi-Pyrénées46.3+2 pts
30Wien46.3+0.7 pts
32Prov. Antwerpen46.1-1 pts
33Östra Mellansverige45.7+0.3 pts
34Zuid-Holland45.2-0.5 pts
35Berlin45.1-3.1 pts
36Catalonia44.8+1.2 pts
37Alsace44.5+4 pts
38Prov. Namur44.1+0.8 pts
39Groningen43.9+1.5 pts
40Attiki43.7-1.9 pts
41Asturias43.6+0.3 pts
42Aragon42.9+0.4 pts
43Småland med öarna42.7+2.4 pts
44Noord-Brabant42.6-0.4 pts
44Oberbayern42.6+0.3 pts
46Grande Lisboa42.4+0.9 pts
46Pomorskie42.4+3.8 pts
48Prov. Limburg (BE)42.2-1.5 pts
49Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur42.1+0.2 pts
50Gelderland41.8-0.6 pts
50Yugozapaden41.8-1.4 pts
52Eesti41.6-0.5 pts
52Länsi-Suomi41.6+0.9 pts
54Galicia41.4-0.8 pts
55Midtjylland41.2-0.1 pts
56Mellersta Norrland41-1.9 pts
57Castile and León40.8+1 pts
58Limousin40.7+4.8 pts
59Aquitaine40.5-0.7 pts
59Małopolskie40.5+4.3 pts
59Norra Mellansverige40.5+2.2 pts
62Prov. Luxembourg (BE)40.4-1.7 pts
63Bretagne40.2-1.9 pts
63La Rioja40.2-1.6 pts
65Hamburg40+1.9 pts
65Prov. West-Vlaanderen40+0.2 pts
67Dolnośląskie39.7+3.6 pts
68Bucureşti-Ilfov39.4-2.8 pts
68Overijssel39.4-1.5 pts
68Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas39.4-0.3 pts
71Latvija39.2-0.3 pts
72Languedoc-Roussillon38.9+1.3 pts
73Pays de la Loire38.7-1.3 pts
74Basse-Normandie38.6+4.8 pts
74Prov. Liège38.6-2.9 pts
74Valencian Community38.6+1.4 pts
77Zahodna Slovenija Series break38.2-6.9 pts
78Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi38-0.2 pts
79Flevoland37.9+2 pts
80Centre - Val de Loire37.8+2.9 pts
80Etelä-Suomi37.8+0.5 pts
82Friesland (NL)37.4+3.3 pts
83Tübingen37.3+2.3 pts
84Darmstadt37.1+2.5 pts
85Karlsruhe37+0.8 pts
85Köln37+2.6 pts
85Stuttgart37+0.8 pts
88Franche-Comté36.9+0.1 pts
88Limburg (NL)36.9-0.9 pts
90Zachodniopomorskie36.8+3.8 pts
91Poitou-Charentes36.6-0.2 pts
91Śląskie36.6+3.6 pts
93Bourgogne36.4+1.9 pts
94Ipeiros36.3+5.4 pts
95Salzburg36.1+2.9 pts
96Leipzig36+0.1 pts
96Mittelfranken36+2.5 pts
96Niederösterreich36+1.9 pts
96Podlaskie36+1.3 pts
100Andalusia35.8+0.8 pts
101Dresden35.5+1.3 pts
102Drenthe35.4-1.2 pts
103Nordjylland35.1+0.3 pts
103Syddanmark35.1+0.4 pts
105Haute-Normandie35-0.4 pts
106Auvergne34.9+1.1 pts
106Nord-Pas de Calais34.9+0.3 pts
108Extremadura34.5+2.7 pts
109Braunschweig34.4+1.6 pts
110Canary Islands34.3-2.3 pts
110Prov. Hainaut34.3+0.1 pts
112Kentriki Makedonia34.2+1.1 pts
113Freiburg34+0.8 pts
113Lubelskie34+4.2 pts
115Kärnten33.8+0.5 pts
115Península de Setúbal33.8+1.4 pts
115Rheinhessen-Pfalz33.8+1.3 pts
118Świętokrzyskie33.7+2.8 pts
119Wielkopolskie33.6+4.7 pts
120Balearic Islands33.5-0.3 pts
120Łódzkie33.5+3.1 pts
122Pest33.3+1 pts
123Burgenland33.2+1.8 pts
123Malta33.2+1.4 pts
125Oberösterreich33.1+0.7 pts
125Sjælland33.1+0.2 pts
125Steiermark33.1+0.9 pts
125Thessalia33.1-0.4 pts
129Podkarpackie32.9+2.3 pts
130Melilla32.8-1.2 pts
131Castilla-La Mancha32.7+1.3 pts
131Region of Murcia32.7+1.8 pts
133Picardie32.6+0.8 pts
134Corse Low reliability32.5+0.3 pts
135Åland Low reliability32.3-3.8 pts
135Unterfranken32.3+2.5 pts
137Lorraine32.2+1.9 pts
137Mazowiecki regionalny32.2+2.5 pts
137Tirol32.2+0.3 pts
140Oberpfalz31.4+1 pts
141Schwaben31.2+1.4 pts
141Warmińsko-mazurskie31.2+3.2 pts
143Kujawsko-pomorskie31.1+2.9 pts
143Lubuskie31.1+2.3 pts
145Hannover31+0.5 pts
146Gießen30.9-0.4 pts
147Brandenburg30.4+0.9 pts
148Severoiztochen30.3+1.6 pts
149Champagne-Ardenne30.1+1.2 pts
149Opolskie30.1+2.1 pts
151Vzhodna Slovenija Series break30-5.7 pts
152Bremen29.9-1.1 pts
153Zeeland29.8-2.3 pts
154Vorarlberg29.4-0.5 pts
155Düsseldorf29.3+0.6 pts
156Centro (PT)29.2-1.4 pts
156Martinique29.2-0.1 pts
156Trier29.2-0.7 pts
159Schleswig-Holstein29.1+2.6 pts
160Jadranska Hrvatska28.8+3.7 pts
161Detmold28.5+1.8 pts
161Dytiki Makedonia28.5+0.9 pts
163Kriti28.4-0.5 pts
163Lazio28.4+1.7 pts
165Jihovýchod28.2+1 pts
166Thüringen27.9+0.1 pts
167Dytiki Elláda27.8+2.4 pts
168Koblenz27.6+1.4 pts
168Münster27.6+0.2 pts
170Guadeloupe27.5+3.3 pts
170Weser-Ems27.5-0.4 pts
172Kassel27.4+1.5 pts
173Arnsberg27.3+0.9 pts
173Lüneburg27.3-0.4 pts
175Mecklenburg-Vorpommern27+1.5 pts
176Voreio Aigaio26.70 pts
177Saarland26.6-0.2 pts
178Stredné Slovensko26.5-0.1 pts
179Severen tsentralen26.4+0.1 pts
180Norte26.3+0.5 pts
180Oberfranken26.3-1.1 pts
182Peloponnisos26.2-0.3 pts
183Niederbayern26-1.2 pts
184Sachsen-Anhalt25.6+0.3 pts
185Východné Slovensko25.4-2.8 pts
186Algarve25.30 pts
187Střední Čechy25.1+0.2 pts
188Yuzhen tsentralen24.9+2.1 pts
189Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki24.5-3.1 pts
190La Réunion24.4+0.4 pts
191Chemnitz24.3-0.7 pts
192Oeste e Vale do Tejo24.2+1.5 pts
192Západné Slovensko24.2-0.6 pts
194Jihozápad24.1+2.4 pts
195Umbria23.8+1.3 pts
196Emilia-Romagna23.7+0.9 pts
196Guyane23.7+1.7 pts
198Liguria23.5+1.2 pts
198Lombardia23.5+1.7 pts
198Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.5+2.1 pts
201Marche23.2+0.6 pts
202Közép-Dunántúl23+0.4 pts
203Nyugat-Dunántúl22.9+0.1 pts
203Yugoiztochen22.9+1.1 pts
205Toscana22.4+0.9 pts
206Dél-Dunántúl22.3+0.3 pts
206Ionia Nisia22.3+3.8 pts
206Sjeverna Hrvatska22.3+2.2 pts
206Střední Morava22.3-1.7 pts
210Abruzzo22.2+0.6 pts
210Dél-Alföld22.2-0.6 pts
212Friuli-Venezia Giulia22+0.7 pts
212Moravskoslezsko22-0.4 pts
214Molise21.9+1.7 pts
215Észak-Alföld21.6+0.8 pts
216Ceuta21.2+0.1 pts
216Severovýchod21.2-1.7 pts
218Alentejo21.1-1.2 pts
219Severozapaden21+2.2 pts
220Piemonte20.9+1 pts
220Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9-1.3 pts
222Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste20.8+1.2 pts
223Veneto20.5+0.8 pts
224Észak-Magyarország20.4+0.4 pts
225Notio Aigaio20.1-8.5 pts
226Sterea Elláda20-2.7 pts
227Basilicata19.7+2.2 pts
228Vest19.4+1.1 pts
229Calabria19+2.4 pts
230Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen18.9+0.8 pts
231Sardegna18.6+0.7 pts
232Centru18.1-0.8 pts
233Campania17.8+0.9 pts
234Puglia17.5+1.3 pts
235Nord-Vest17.2-1 pts
236Panonska Hrvatska17.1-0.3 pts
237Região Autónoma dos Açores16.9+0.3 pts
238Sicilia16.8+1.6 pts
239Severozápad16.7+1.1 pts
240Sud-Vest Oltenia16.5-1.1 pts
241Sud-Est13.7-0.3 pts
242Nord-Est13.6-0.4 pts
243Sud-Muntenia12.6-1.1 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 2023 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Prov. Brabant wallon, with 62% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Muntenia, with 12.6% in 2023.

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