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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 2020, at 54.3%. Guyane had the lowest, at 18.7%. The median was 33.6% and the figure for France was 39.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest54.3Ile-de-France
Lowest18.7Guyane
Median33.626 regions
France39.7History

All regions, 2020

Ile-de-France: 54.3 %Ile-de-France54.3Midi-Pyrénées: 43.3 %Midi-Pyrénées43.3Rhône-Alpes: 43.2 %Rhône-Alpes43.2Languedoc-Roussillon: 41 %Languedoc-Roussillon41Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 40 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40Corse: 39.3 %Corse39.3Alsace: 39 %Alsace39Bretagne: 38.1 %Bretagne38.1Aquitaine: 36 %Aquitaine36Pays de la Loire: 35.9 %Pays de la Loire35.9Bourgogne: 35 %Bourgogne35Franche-Comté: 33.8 %Franche-Comté33.8Limousin: 33.8 %Limousin33.8Poitou-Charentes: 33.4 %Poitou-Charentes33.4Basse-Normandie: 32.6 %Basse-Normandie32.6Picardie: 32.6 %Picardie32.6Lorraine: 32.5 %Lorraine32.5Nord-Pas de Calais: 32.1 %Nord-Pas de Calais32.1Centre - Val de Loire: 31.9 %Centre - Val de Loire31.9Haute-Normandie: 31.8 %Haute-Normandie31.8Auvergne: 31.2 %Auvergne31.2Martinique: 27.1 %Martinique27.1Champagne-Ardenne: 24.8 %Champagne-Ardenne24.8Guadeloupe: 23.3 %Guadeloupe23.3La Réunion: 22.9 %La Réunion22.9Guyane: 18.7 %Guyane18.7Ile-de-France: 54.3 %Ile-de-France54.3Midi-Pyrénées: 43.3 %Midi-Pyrénées43.3Rhône-Alpes: 43.2 %Rhône-Alpes43.2Languedoc-Roussillon: 41 %Languedoc-Roussillon41Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 40 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40Corse: 39.3 %Corse39.3Alsace: 39 %Alsace39Bretagne: 38.1 %Bretagne38.1Aquitaine: 36 %Aquitaine36Pays de la Loire: 35.9 %Pays de la Loire35.9Bourgogne: 35 %Bourgogne35Franche-Comté: 33.8 %Franche-Comté33.8Limousin: 33.8 %Limousin33.8Poitou-Charentes: 33.4 %Poitou-Charentes33.4Basse-Normandie: 32.6 %Basse-Normandie32.6Picardie: 32.6 %Picardie32.6Lorraine: 32.5 %Lorraine32.5Nord-Pas de Calais: 32.1 %Nord-Pas de Calais32.1Centre - Val de Loire: 31.9 %Centre - Val de Loire31.9Haute-Normandie: 31.8 %Haute-Normandie31.8Auvergne: 31.2 %Auvergne31.2Martinique: 27.1 %Martinique27.1Champagne-Ardenne: 24.8 %Champagne-Ardenne24.8Guadeloupe: 23.3 %Guadeloupe23.3La Réunion: 22.9 %La Réunion22.9Guyane: 18.7 %Guyane18.7
%. 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

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ile-de-France54.3+2.8 pts
2Midi-Pyrénées43.3-1.3 pts
3Rhône-Alpes43.2+1.4 pts
4Languedoc-Roussillon41+6.5 pts
5Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40+1.2 pts
6Corse Low reliability39.3+13.1 pts
7Alsace39+3.6 pts
8Bretagne38.1+0.4 pts
9Aquitaine36+0.3 pts
10Pays de la Loire35.9+0.8 pts
11Bourgogne35+3.1 pts
12Franche-Comté33.8+4.7 pts
12Limousin33.8+0.7 pts
14Poitou-Charentes33.4+3 pts
15Basse-Normandie32.6+4.4 pts
15Picardie32.6+4.5 pts
17Lorraine32.5-0.5 pts
18Nord-Pas de Calais32.1-0.9 pts
19Centre - Val de Loire31.9+0.2 pts
20Haute-Normandie31.8+2.9 pts
21Auvergne31.2+0.1 pts
22Martinique27.1+1.5 pts
23Champagne-Ardenne24.8-2.3 pts
24Guadeloupe23.3-1.2 pts
25La Réunion22.9+0.3 pts
26Guyane18.7-3.4 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 2020 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ile-de-France, with 54.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Guyane, with 18.7% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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