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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 244 regions in 2024, at 64.7%. Nord-Est had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 34.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 35.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest64.7Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest13.3Nord-Est
Median34.8244 regions
European Union (27)35.9History

Top 40 regions, 2024

Warszawski stołeczny: 64.7 %Warszawski stołeczny64.7Prov. Brabant wallon: 63.6 %Prov. Brabant wallon63.6Sostinės regionas: 61.8 %Sostinės regionas61.8Eastern and Midland: 59.6 %Eastern and Midland59.6Stockholm: 59.6 %Stockholm59.6Budapest: 59.1 %Budapest59.1Hovedstaden: 57.1 %Hovedstaden57.1Ile-de-France: 56.5 %Ile-de-France56.5Utrecht: 56.5 %Utrecht56.5Basque Country: 56.2 %Basque Country56.2Luxembourg: 54.7 %Luxembourg54.7Northern and Western: 54 %Northern and Western54Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 53.7 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…53.7Southern: 53.3 %Southern53.3Bratislavský kraj: 52.6 %Bratislavský kraj52.6Praha: 52.5 %Praha52.5Sydsverige: 52.4 %Sydsverige52.4Kýpros: 51.5 %Kýpros51.5Grad Zagreb: 51.3 %Grad Zagreb51.3Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 51 %Prov. Vlaams-Brabant51Community of Madrid: 50.9 %Community of Madrid50.9Noord-Holland: 50.8 %Noord-Holland50.8Navarre: 50.1 %Navarre50.1Västsverige: 49.7 %Västsverige49.7Helsinki-Uusimaa: 49.1 %Helsinki-Uusimaa49.1Cantabria: 48.8 %Cantabria48.8Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 48.5 %Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen48.5Övre Norrland: 47.9 %Övre Norrland47.9Midi-Pyrénées: 47.8 %Midi-Pyrénées47.8Rhône-Alpes: 47 %Rhône-Alpes47Wien: 46.5 %Wien46.5Östra Mellansverige: 46.4 %Östra Mellansverige46.4Prov. Antwerpen: 46.1 %Prov. Antwerpen46.1Catalonia: 45.9 %Catalonia45.9Zuid-Holland: 45.2 %Zuid-Holland45.2Berlin: 44.9 %Berlin44.9Alsace: 44.7 %Alsace44.7Attiki: 44.6 %Attiki44.6Groningen: 44.6 %Groningen44.6Asturias: 44.3 %Asturias44.3
%. 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

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Warszawski stołeczny64.7+2.7 pts
2Prov. Brabant wallon63.6+1.6 pts
3Sostinės regionas61.8-0.2 pts
4Eastern and Midland59.6+1.6 pts
4Stockholm59.6+0.8 pts
6Budapest59.1+2.9 pts
7Hovedstaden57.1+2 pts
8Ile-de-France Series break56.50 pts
8Utrecht56.5+0.1 pts
10Basque Country56.2+0.5 pts
11Luxembourg54.7+2.8 pts
12Northern and Western54+2 pts
13Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest53.7-0.1 pts
14Southern53.3+2.9 pts
15Bratislavský kraj52.6+1.4 pts
16Praha52.5-0.7 pts
17Sydsverige52.4+2.4 pts
18Kýpros51.5+0.6 pts
19Grad Zagreb51.3+2.4 pts
20Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability51+1 pts
21Community of Madrid50.9+0.4 pts
22Noord-Holland50.8+0.1 pts
23Navarre50.1+1.8 pts
24Västsverige49.7+1.2 pts
25Helsinki-Uusimaa49.1-0.2 pts
26Cantabria48.8-0.6 pts
27Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen48.5+1.7 pts
28Övre Norrland47.9+0.9 pts
29Midi-Pyrénées Series break47.8+1.5 pts
30Rhône-Alpes Series break47+0.1 pts
31Wien46.5+0.2 pts
32Östra Mellansverige46.4+0.7 pts
33Prov. Antwerpen46.10 pts
34Catalonia45.9+1.1 pts
35Zuid-Holland45.20 pts
36Berlin44.9-0.2 pts
37Alsace Series break44.7+0.2 pts
38Attiki44.6+0.9 pts
38Groningen44.6+0.7 pts
40Asturias44.3+0.7 pts
41Grande Lisboa43.7+1.3 pts
42Oberbayern43.5+0.9 pts
43Gelderland43.3+1.5 pts
44Noord-Brabant43.1+0.5 pts
44Småland med öarna43.1+0.4 pts
46Midtjylland43+1.8 pts
47Prov. Namur42.9-1.2 pts
47Yugozapaden Series break42.9+1.1 pts
49Dolnośląskie42.8+3.1 pts
49Pomorskie42.8+0.4 pts
51Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break42.3+0.2 pts
52Galicia42.2+0.8 pts
52Norra Mellansverige42.2+1.7 pts
54Aquitaine Series break42+1.5 pts
54Castile and León42+1.2 pts
56Małopolskie41.9+1.4 pts
57Eesti41.8+0.2 pts
57Prov. Luxembourg (BE)41.8+1.4 pts
59La Rioja41.6+1.4 pts
59Languedoc-Roussillon Series break41.6+2.7 pts
61Hamburg41.5+1.5 pts
62Länsi-Suomi41.4-0.2 pts
63Aragon41.3-1.6 pts
64Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas41+1.6 pts
65Limousin Series break40.9+0.2 pts
66Prov. Liège40.7+2.1 pts
67Pays de la Loire Series break40.5+1.8 pts
68Overijssel40.4+1 pts
69Bucureşti-Ilfov40.3+0.9 pts
70Bretagne Series break40.1-0.1 pts
70Latvija40.1+0.9 pts
72Basse-Normandie Series break39.6+1 pts
72Zachodniopomorskie39.6+2.8 pts
74Tübingen39.3+2 pts
75Mellersta Norrland39.2-1.8 pts
76Prov. West-Vlaanderen39.1-0.9 pts
77Zahodna Slovenija38.8+0.6 pts
78Centre - Val de Loire Series break38.7+0.9 pts
79Etelä-Suomi38.5+0.7 pts
79Poitou-Charentes Series break38.5+1.9 pts
79Prov. Limburg (BE)38.5-3.7 pts
82Ipeiros38.4+2.1 pts
82Śląskie38.4+1.8 pts
82Syddanmark38.4+3.3 pts
85Valencian Community38.2-0.4 pts
86Niederösterreich38+2 pts
86Nord-Pas de Calais Series break38+3.1 pts
88Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi37.9-0.1 pts
89Stuttgart37.8+0.8 pts
90Leipzig37.7+1.7 pts
91Darmstadt37.4+0.3 pts
92Karlsruhe37.3+0.3 pts
93Limburg (NL)37.2+0.3 pts
93Podlaskie37.2+1.2 pts
95Kentriki Makedonia37.1+2.9 pts
96Haute-Normandie Series break36.9+1.9 pts
97Dresden36.8+1.3 pts
97Franche-Comté Series break36.8-0.1 pts
99Flevoland36.5-1.4 pts
99Friesland (NL)36.5-0.9 pts
101Malta36.3+3.1 pts
102Andalusia36.2+0.4 pts
102Lubelskie36.2+2.2 pts
104Freiburg36.1+2.1 pts
104Köln36.1-0.9 pts
106Bourgogne Series break36-0.4 pts
106Mittelfranken360 pts
108Auvergne Series break35.9+1 pts
108Ceuta35.9+14.7 pts
108Severoiztochen Series break35.9+5.6 pts
111Rheinhessen-Pfalz35.8+2 pts
112Świętokrzyskie35.6+1.9 pts
113Canary Islands35.4+1.1 pts
113Champagne-Ardenne Series break35.4+5.3 pts
113Kärnten35.4+1.6 pts
113Nordjylland35.4+0.3 pts
117Sjælland35.3+2.2 pts
118Drenthe35.1-0.3 pts
118Extremadura35.1+0.6 pts
118Península de Setúbal35.1+1.3 pts
121Wielkopolskie35+1.4 pts
122Łódzkie34.8+1.3 pts
123Burgenland34.7+1.5 pts
123Salzburg34.7-1.4 pts
125Balearic Islands34.6+1.1 pts
126Prov. Hainaut34.5+0.2 pts
127Thessalia34.3+1.2 pts
128Pest34.1+0.8 pts
129Braunschweig34-0.4 pts
130Lorraine Series break33.9+1.7 pts
130Picardie Series break33.9+1.3 pts
132Oberösterreich33.8+0.7 pts
133Castilla-La Mancha33.6+0.9 pts
133Steiermark33.6+0.5 pts
135Tirol33.3+1.1 pts
136Opolskie33.1+3 pts
136Podkarpackie33.1+0.2 pts
138Region of Murcia33+0.3 pts
138Schwaben33+1.8 pts
140Åland Low reliability32.4+0.1 pts
141Hannover32.2+1.2 pts
142Brandenburg32+1.6 pts
142Unterfranken32-0.3 pts
144Oberpfalz31.9+0.5 pts
145Mazowiecki regionalny31.8-0.4 pts
145Melilla31.8-1 pts
147Gießen31.7+0.8 pts
148Kujawsko-pomorskie31.6+0.5 pts
149Detmold31.3+2.8 pts
149Lubuskie31.3+0.2 pts
151Warmińsko-mazurskie31.20 pts
152Jadranska Hrvatska31+2.2 pts
153Schleswig-Holstein30.9+1.8 pts
153Vzhodna Slovenija30.9+0.9 pts
155Severen tsentralen Series break30.8+4.4 pts
156Bremen30.6+0.7 pts
156Vorarlberg30.6+1.2 pts
158Zeeland30.4+0.6 pts
159Corse Low reliability30.3-2.2 pts
160Lüneburg29.7+2.4 pts
161Centro (PT)29.4+0.2 pts
161Koblenz29.4+1.8 pts
163Jihovýchod29.3+1.1 pts
164Martinique Series break29.1-0.1 pts
164Norte29.1+2.8 pts
166Guadeloupe Series break29+1.5 pts
167Trier28.9-0.3 pts
168Düsseldorf28.8-0.5 pts
169Kassel28.7+1.3 pts
170Thüringen28.6+0.7 pts
171Kriti28.5+0.1 pts
172Dytiki Makedonia28.3-0.2 pts
172Lazio28.3-0.1 pts
172Münster28.3+0.7 pts
175Oberfranken28+1.7 pts
176Yugoiztochen Series break27.9+5 pts
177Weser-Ems27.8+0.3 pts
178Yuzhen tsentralen Series break27.7+2.8 pts
179Mecklenburg-Vorpommern270 pts
180Stredné Slovensko26.9+0.4 pts
181Niederbayern26.7+0.7 pts
181Saarland26.7+0.1 pts
183Algarve26.5+1.2 pts
183Chemnitz26.5+2.2 pts
183Voreio Aigaio26.5-0.2 pts
186Severozapaden Series break26.3+5.3 pts
187Peloponnisos26.1-0.1 pts
188Dytiki Elláda25.6-2.2 pts
188Sachsen-Anhalt25.60 pts
188Umbria25.6+1.8 pts
191Oeste e Vale do Tejo25.1+0.9 pts
192Arnsberg24.9-2.4 pts
192Emilia-Romagna24.9+1.2 pts
194Východné Slovensko24.7-0.7 pts
195Nyugat-Dunántúl24.6+1.7 pts
195Západné Slovensko24.6+0.4 pts
197La Réunion Series break24.2-0.2 pts
197Marche24.2+1 pts
199Friuli-Venezia Giulia24.1+2.1 pts
199Jihozápad24.10 pts
199Moravskoslezsko24.1+2.1 pts
202Lombardia23.9+0.4 pts
203Abruzzo23.8+1.6 pts
203Liguria23.8+0.3 pts
205Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki23.7-0.8 pts
205Provincia Autonoma di Trento23.7+0.2 pts
207Közép-Dunántúl23.6+0.6 pts
208Alentejo23.5+2.4 pts
208Dél-Alföld23.5+1.3 pts
208Sjeverna Hrvatska23.5+1.2 pts
211Střední Morava23.3+1 pts
211Toscana23.3+0.9 pts
213Střední Čechy23.2-1.9 pts
214Molise23.1+1.2 pts
215Região Autónoma da Madeira22.4+1.5 pts
216Notio Aigaio22.2+2.1 pts
217Dél-Dunántúl22.1-0.2 pts
218Severovýchod22+0.8 pts
219Észak-Alföld21.9+0.3 pts
220Veneto21.7+1.2 pts
221Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste21.4+0.6 pts
222Guyane Series break21.3-2.4 pts
223Piemonte21.2+0.3 pts
224Sterea Elláda21.1+1.1 pts
225Észak-Magyarország21+0.6 pts
226Vest20.4+1 pts
227Basilicata20.2+0.5 pts
228Calabria20.1+1.1 pts
229Ionia Nisia19.6-2.7 pts
230Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen19.1+0.2 pts
231Sardegna19+0.4 pts
232Campania18.7+0.9 pts
233Nord-Vest18.3+1.1 pts
234Centru18.2+0.1 pts
235Puglia18+0.5 pts
236Panonska Hrvatska17.9+0.8 pts
237Sicilia17.8+1 pts
238Região Autónoma dos Açores17.6+0.7 pts
239Severozápad17.3+0.6 pts
240Sud-Vest Oltenia16.4-0.1 pts
241Sud-Est14.5+0.8 pts
242Mayotte Series break13.5n/a
243Sud-Muntenia13.4+0.8 pts
244Nord-Est13.3-0.3 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. 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Warszawski stołeczny, with 64.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Nord-Est, with 13.3% in 2024.

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