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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 2017, at 47.9%. Guyane had the lowest, at 19.6%. The median was 30.4% and the figure for France was 35.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest47.9Ile-de-France
Lowest19.6Guyane
Median30.426 regions
France35.3History

All regions, 2017

Ile-de-France: 47.9 %Ile-de-France47.9Rhône-Alpes: 39.2 %Rhône-Alpes39.2Midi-Pyrénées: 38.6 %Midi-Pyrénées38.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 36.2 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur36.2Corse: 35.5 %Corse35.5Aquitaine: 34.4 %Aquitaine34.4Bretagne: 34 %Bretagne34Pays de la Loire: 33.3 %Pays de la Loire33.3Franche-Comté: 32.5 %Franche-Comté32.5Alsace: 32 %Alsace32Languedoc-Roussillon: 32 %Languedoc-Roussillon32Limousin: 30.7 %Limousin30.7Lorraine: 30.5 %Lorraine30.5Bourgogne: 30.3 %Bourgogne30.3Centre - Val de Loire: 30.3 %Centre - Val de Loire30.3Poitou-Charentes: 30 %Poitou-Charentes30Nord-Pas de Calais: 29.7 %Nord-Pas de Calais29.7Auvergne: 27.8 %Auvergne27.8Haute-Normandie: 27.4 %Haute-Normandie27.4Champagne-Ardenne: 24.9 %Champagne-Ardenne24.9Martinique: 24.2 %Martinique24.2Picardie: 24.1 %Picardie24.1Basse-Normandie: 23.8 %Basse-Normandie23.8Guadeloupe: 22 %Guadeloupe22La Réunion: 21.2 %La Réunion21.2Guyane: 19.6 %Guyane19.6Ile-de-France: 47.9 %Ile-de-France47.9Rhône-Alpes: 39.2 %Rhône-Alpes39.2Midi-Pyrénées: 38.6 %Midi-Pyrénées38.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 36.2 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur36.2Corse: 35.5 %Corse35.5Aquitaine: 34.4 %Aquitaine34.4Bretagne: 34 %Bretagne34Pays de la Loire: 33.3 %Pays de la Loire33.3Franche-Comté: 32.5 %Franche-Comté32.5Alsace: 32 %Alsace32Languedoc-Roussillon: 32 %Languedoc-Roussillon32Limousin: 30.7 %Limousin30.7Lorraine: 30.5 %Lorraine30.5Bourgogne: 30.3 %Bourgogne30.3Centre - Val de Loire: 30.3 %Centre - Val de Loire30.3Poitou-Charentes: 30 %Poitou-Charentes30Nord-Pas de Calais: 29.7 %Nord-Pas de Calais29.7Auvergne: 27.8 %Auvergne27.8Haute-Normandie: 27.4 %Haute-Normandie27.4Champagne-Ardenne: 24.9 %Champagne-Ardenne24.9Martinique: 24.2 %Martinique24.2Picardie: 24.1 %Picardie24.1Basse-Normandie: 23.8 %Basse-Normandie23.8Guadeloupe: 22 %Guadeloupe22La Réunion: 21.2 %La Réunion21.2Guyane: 19.6 %Guyane19.6
%. 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

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ile-de-France47.9+0.6 pts
2Rhône-Alpes39.2+0.9 pts
3Midi-Pyrénées38.6-0.2 pts
4Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur36.2+0.4 pts
5Corse Low reliability35.5-0.5 pts
6Aquitaine34.4+2 pts
7Bretagne34+0.2 pts
8Pays de la Loire33.3+1.1 pts
9Franche-Comté32.5+2.1 pts
10Alsace32-1.7 pts
10Languedoc-Roussillon32+0.8 pts
12Limousin30.7-1.5 pts
13Lorraine30.5+0.3 pts
14Bourgogne30.3+2.6 pts
14Centre - Val de Loire30.3+0.9 pts
16Poitou-Charentes30+2.6 pts
17Nord-Pas de Calais29.7+1.1 pts
18Auvergne27.8-3.3 pts
19Haute-Normandie27.4+0.3 pts
20Champagne-Ardenne24.9+2 pts
21Martinique24.2+0.1 pts
22Picardie24.1+1.4 pts
23Basse-Normandie23.8-1.5 pts
24Guadeloupe22+0.5 pts
25La Réunion21.2+0.3 pts
26Guyane19.6+1.2 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 2017 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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2017) [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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2017. 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=2017.

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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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ile-de-France, with 47.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Guyane, with 19.6% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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