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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 2021, at 54.4%. Guyane had the lowest, at 18.2%. The median was 34.2% and the figure for France was 40.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest54.4Ile-de-France
Lowest18.2Guyane
Median34.226 regions
France40.7History

All regions, 2021

Ile-de-France: 54.4 %Ile-de-France54.4Rhône-Alpes: 44.6 %Rhône-Alpes44.6Midi-Pyrénées: 44.2 %Midi-Pyrénées44.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 40.8 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40.8Bretagne: 40.4 %Bretagne40.4Aquitaine: 39.9 %Aquitaine39.9Pays de la Loire: 38.6 %Pays de la Loire38.6Languedoc-Roussillon: 38.4 %Languedoc-Roussillon38.4Alsace: 37.7 %Alsace37.7Limousin: 37 %Limousin37Bourgogne: 35.9 %Bourgogne35.9Nord-Pas de Calais: 35.8 %Nord-Pas de Calais35.8Basse-Normandie: 34.6 %Basse-Normandie34.6Haute-Normandie: 33.8 %Haute-Normandie33.8Poitou-Charentes: 33.3 %Poitou-Charentes33.3Centre - Val de Loire: 32.7 %Centre - Val de Loire32.7Franche-Comté: 32.7 %Franche-Comté32.7Picardie: 31.6 %Picardie31.6Champagne-Ardenne: 31.3 %Champagne-Ardenne31.3Lorraine: 31.1 %Lorraine31.1Auvergne: 30.2 %Auvergne30.2Martinique: 29.4 %Martinique29.4Corse: 27.8 %Corse27.8La Réunion: 24.4 %La Réunion24.4Guadeloupe: 23.4 %Guadeloupe23.4Guyane: 18.2 %Guyane18.2Ile-de-France: 54.4 %Ile-de-France54.4Rhône-Alpes: 44.6 %Rhône-Alpes44.6Midi-Pyrénées: 44.2 %Midi-Pyrénées44.2Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 40.8 %Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur40.8Bretagne: 40.4 %Bretagne40.4Aquitaine: 39.9 %Aquitaine39.9Pays de la Loire: 38.6 %Pays de la Loire38.6Languedoc-Roussillon: 38.4 %Languedoc-Roussillon38.4Alsace: 37.7 %Alsace37.7Limousin: 37 %Limousin37Bourgogne: 35.9 %Bourgogne35.9Nord-Pas de Calais: 35.8 %Nord-Pas de Calais35.8Basse-Normandie: 34.6 %Basse-Normandie34.6Haute-Normandie: 33.8 %Haute-Normandie33.8Poitou-Charentes: 33.3 %Poitou-Charentes33.3Centre - Val de Loire: 32.7 %Centre - Val de Loire32.7Franche-Comté: 32.7 %Franche-Comté32.7Picardie: 31.6 %Picardie31.6Champagne-Ardenne: 31.3 %Champagne-Ardenne31.3Lorraine: 31.1 %Lorraine31.1Auvergne: 30.2 %Auvergne30.2Martinique: 29.4 %Martinique29.4Corse: 27.8 %Corse27.8La Réunion: 24.4 %La Réunion24.4Guadeloupe: 23.4 %Guadeloupe23.4Guyane: 18.2 %Guyane18.2
%. 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

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Ile-de-France Series break54.4+0.1 pts
2Rhône-Alpes Series break44.6+1.4 pts
3Midi-Pyrénées Series break44.2+0.9 pts
4Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break40.8+0.8 pts
5Bretagne Series break40.4+2.3 pts
6Aquitaine Series break39.9+3.9 pts
7Pays de la Loire Series break38.6+2.7 pts
8Languedoc-Roussillon Series break38.4-2.6 pts
9Alsace Series break37.7-1.3 pts
10Limousin Series break37+3.2 pts
11Bourgogne Series break35.9+0.9 pts
12Nord-Pas de Calais Series break35.8+3.7 pts
13Basse-Normandie Series break34.6+2 pts
14Haute-Normandie Series break33.8+2 pts
15Poitou-Charentes Series break33.3-0.1 pts
16Centre - Val de Loire Series break32.7+0.8 pts
16Franche-Comté Series break32.7-1.1 pts
18Picardie Series break31.6-1 pts
19Champagne-Ardenne Series break31.3+6.5 pts
20Lorraine Series break31.1-1.4 pts
21Auvergne Series break30.2-1 pts
22Martinique Series break29.4+2.3 pts
23Corse Low reliability27.8-11.5 pts
24La Réunion Series break24.4+1.5 pts
25Guadeloupe Series break23.4+0.1 pts
26Guyane Series break18.2-0.5 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ile-de-France, with 54.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Guyane, with 18.2% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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