Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
Ile-de-France had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 26 regions in 2015, at 46.3%. Guyane had the lowest, at 20.1%. The median was 28.3% and the figure for France was 34.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2015 (%) | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ile-de-France | 46.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 2 | Midi-Pyrénées | 39.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 3 | Rhône-Alpes | 37.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 4 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 35.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 5 | Aquitaine | 33.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 6 | Bretagne | 32.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 7 | Alsace | 32.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 7 | Pays de la Loire | 32.4 | +2 pts |
| 9 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 31.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Lorraine | 30.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 11 | Limousin | 30.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Centre - Val de Loire | 29 | +1.6 pts |
| 13 | Auvergne | 28.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 14 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 27.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 15 | Haute-Normandie | 27.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 16 | Basse-Normandie | 26.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 17 | Poitou-Charentes | 26.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 18 | Martinique | 26 | +2.7 pts |
| 19 | Bourgogne | 25.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 20 | Franche-Comté | 25.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 21 | Picardie | 24.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 22 | Champagne-Ardenne | 23.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 23 | Corse Low reliability | 23.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 24 | Guadeloupe | 21.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 25 | La Réunion | 21.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 26 | Guyane | 20.1 | +1.7 pts |
Other periods
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 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table
MLA 9
Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2015. 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/france-regions?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2015. 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/france-regions?period=2015.
Harvard
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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/france-regions?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?
Ile-de-France, with 46.3% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?
Guyane, with 20.1% in 2015.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, 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. 1 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.
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