# Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `tertiary_attainment_share_25_64`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/italy-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lazio | 28.5 |
| 2 | Emilia-Romagna | 25.3 |
| 3 | Umbria | 25 |
| 4 | Marche | 24.9 |
| 5 | Abruzzo | 24.6 |
| 6 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 24.1 |
| 7 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 23.9 |
| 8 | Toscana | 23.8 |
| 9 | Lombardia | 23.6 |
| 10 | Liguria | 23.5 |
| 11 | Molise | 22.1 |
| 12 | Veneto | 21.8 |
| 13 | Piemonte | 21.2 |
| 14 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 21 |
| 15 | Basilicata | 20.4 |
| 16 | Campania | 18.7 |
| 16 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 18.7 |
| 18 | Calabria | 18.6 |
| 19 | Puglia | 18.5 |
| 20 | Sardegna | 18.4 |
| 21 | Sicilia | 16.9 |