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 2019, at 51.5%. Guyane had the lowest, at 22.1%. The median was 31.8% and the figure for France was 38%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ile-de-France | 51.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 2 | Midi-Pyrénées | 44.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 3 | Rhône-Alpes | 41.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 38.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 5 | Bretagne | 37.7 | 0 pts |
| 6 | Aquitaine | 35.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 7 | Alsace | 35.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | 35.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 9 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 34.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 10 | Limousin | 33.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 11 | Lorraine | 33 | +4.1 pts |
| 11 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 33 | +1.1 pts |
| 13 | Bourgogne | 31.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 14 | Centre - Val de Loire | 31.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 15 | Auvergne | 31.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 16 | Poitou-Charentes | 30.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 17 | Franche-Comté | 29.1 | -1 pts |
| 18 | Haute-Normandie | 28.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 19 | Basse-Normandie | 28.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 20 | Picardie | 28.1 | 0 pts |
| 21 | Champagne-Ardenne | 27.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 22 | Corse Low reliability | 26.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 23 | Martinique | 25.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Guadeloupe | 24.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 25 | La Réunion | 22.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 26 | Guyane | 22.1 | +1 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.
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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 51.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?
Guyane, with 22.1% in 2019.
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 2019 and are not ranked.
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