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Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education · Regions

Ranking of European regions on “Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education” (%), using the latest period published by most regions at each level. Rank 1 = highest value.

Source: Eurostat (edat_lfse_04), NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · View on Eurostat

Period by level: NUTS 1: 2025, NUTS 2: 2025.

Regional ranking

#RegionCountryValueRank in its country
1Prov. Brabant wallon BE31 Belgium65.6%1 of 11
1Sostinės regionas LT01 Lithuania65.6%1 of 2
3Warszawski stołeczny PL91 Poland65.3%1 of 17
4Eastern and Midland IE06 Ireland63.0%1 of 3
5Stockholm SE11 Sweden60.0%1 of 8
6Budapest HU11 Hungary59.3%1 of 8
7Ile-de-France FR10 France58.6%1 of 27
8Utrecht NL35 Netherlands58.2%1 of 12
8País Vasco ES21 Spain58.2%1 of 19
8Hovedstaden DK01 Denmark58.2%1 of 5
11Région de Bruxelles-Capitale BE10 Belgium56.9%2 of 11
12Prov. Vlaams-Brabant BE24 Belgium56.7%3 of 11
13Zürich CH04 Switzerland56.6%1 of 7
14Oslo og Viken NO08 Norway56.5%1 of 6
15Luxembourg LU00 Luxembourg55.7%1 of 1
16Bratislavský kraj SK01 Slovakia54.8%1 of 4
16Southern IE05 Ireland54.8%2 of 3
16Praha CZ01 Czechia54.8%1 of 8
19Northern and Western IE04 Ireland53.2%3 of 3
20Noord-Holland NL32 Netherlands52.2%2 of 12
20Sydsverige SE22 Sweden52.2%2 of 8
22Kýpros CY00 Cyprus52.1%1 of 1
23Grad Zagreb HR05 Croatia51.7%1 of 4
24Comunidad Foral de Navarra ES22 Spain50.8%2 of 19
25Västsverige SE23 Sweden50.5%3 of 8
26Comunidad de Madrid ES30 Spain50.0%3 of 19
27Trøndelag NO06 Norway49.6%2 of 6
28Rhône-Alpes FRK2 France49.4%2 of 27
29Vestlandet NO0A Norway49.2%3 of 6
30Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen BE23 Belgium48.8%4 of 11
31Övre Norrland SE33 Sweden48.3%4 of 8
32Berlin DE30 Germany48.1%1 of 38
32Helsinki-Uusimaa FI1B Finland48.1%1 of 5
34Midi-Pyrénées FRJ2 France47.9%3 of 27
35Cantabria ES13 Spain47.8%4 of 19
36Oberbayern DE21 Germany47.4%2 of 38
37Zuid-Holland NL36 Netherlands47.3%3 of 12
37Prov. Antwerpen BE21 Belgium47.3%5 of 11
39Cataluña ES51 Spain46.9%5 of 19
40Principado de Asturias ES12 Spain46.6%6 of 19
40Östra Mellansverige SE12 Sweden46.6%5 of 8
42Zentralschweiz CH06 Switzerland46.4%2 of 7
42Région lémanique CH01 Switzerland46.4%2 of 7
44Wien AT13 Austria46.3%1 of 9
45Ísland IS00 Iceland46.1%1 of 1
46City of Belgrade RS11 Serbia46.0%1 of 4
47Nordwestschweiz CH03 Switzerland45.7%4 of 7
48Prov. Namur BE35 Belgium45.2%6 of 11
49Groningen NL11 Netherlands45.0%4 of 12
50Attiki EL30 Greece44.6%1 of 13
51Yugozapaden BG41 Bulgaria44.5%1 of 6
52Midtjylland DK04 Denmark44.3%2 of 5
53Dolnośląskie PL51 Poland44.2%2 of 17
54Gelderland NL22 Netherlands44.1%5 of 12
55Aquitaine FRI1 France44.0%4 of 27
56Noord-Brabant NL41 Netherlands43.9%6 of 12
57Agder og Sør-Østlandet NO09 Norway43.8%4 of 6
58Nord-Norge NO07 Norway43.7%5 of 6
59Prov. Luxembourg (BE) BE34 Belgium43.6%7 of 11
59Småland med öarna SE21 Sweden43.6%6 of 8
59Pomorskie PL63 Poland43.6%3 of 17
62Galicia ES11 Spain43.4%7 of 19
63Grande Lisboa PT1A Portugal43.3%1 of 9
64Hamburg DE60 Germany43.0%3 of 38
65Bretagne FRH0 France42.9%5 of 27
66Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos… LT02 Lithuania42.7%2 of 2
66Prov. West-Vlaanderen BE25 Belgium42.7%8 of 11
68Languedoc-Roussillon FRJ1 France42.6%6 of 27
68Ticino CH07 Switzerland42.6%5 of 7
70Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur FRL0 France42.5%7 of 27
71Pays de la Loire FRG0 France42.2%8 of 27
72Castilla y León ES41 Spain42.1%8 of 19
72Eesti EE00 Estonia42.1%1 of 1
74Flevoland NL23 Netherlands41.9%7 of 12
74Overijssel NL21 Netherlands41.9%7 of 12
76Prov. Liège BE33 Belgium41.8%9 of 11
76Mellersta Norrland SE32 Sweden41.8%7 of 8
78Prov. Limburg (BE) BE22 Belgium41.5%10 of 11
78Länsi-Suomi FI19 Finland41.5%2 of 5
80Centre — Val de Loire FRB0 France41.4%9 of 27
80La Rioja ES23 Spain41.4%9 of 19
80Limousin FRI2 France41.4%9 of 27
80Norra Mellansverige SE31 Sweden41.4%8 of 8
84Espace Mittelland CH02 Switzerland41.3%6 of 7
85Małopolskie PL21 Poland41.2%4 of 17
86Nord-Pas de Calais FRE1 France41.0%11 of 27
86Aragón ES24 Spain41.0%10 of 19
86Alsace FRF1 France41.0%11 of 27
89Ostschweiz CH05 Switzerland40.8%7 of 7
90Latvija LV00 Latvia40.7%1 of 1
90Bucureşti-Ilfov RO32 Romania40.7%1 of 8
92Poitou-Charentes FRI3 France40.6%13 of 27
93Auvergne FRK1 France40.4%14 of 27
94Tübingen DE14 Germany40.3%4 of 38
95Karlsruhe DE12 Germany40.0%5 of 38
96Zahodna Slovenija SI04 Slovenia39.7%1 of 2
96Innlandet NO02 Norway39.7%6 of 6
96Leipzig DED5 Germany39.7%6 of 38
99Basse-Normandie FRD1 France39.4%15 of 27
99Syddanmark DK03 Denmark39.4%3 of 5
101Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi FI1D Finland39.2%3 of 5
102Etelä-Suomi FI1C Finland39.0%4 of 5
102Severoiztochen BG33 Bulgaria39.0%2 of 6
104Köln DEA2 Germany38.8%7 of 38
105Mittelfranken DE25 Germany38.6%8 of 38
105Friesland (NL) NL12 Netherlands38.6%9 of 12
107Zachodniopomorskie PL42 Poland38.5%5 of 17
108Haute-Normandie FRD2 France38.4%16 of 27
108Śląskie PL22 Poland38.4%6 of 17
110Ankara TR51 Türkiye38.2%1 of 26
111Comunitat Valenciana ES52 Spain38.1%11 of 19
112Stuttgart DE11 Germany38.0%9 of 38
113Darmstadt DE71 Germany37.9%10 of 38
114Franche-Comté FRC2 France37.8%17 of 27
115Malta MT00 Malta37.7%1 of 1
115Łódzkie PL71 Poland37.7%7 of 17
117Freiburg DE13 Germany37.6%11 of 38
118Podlaskie PL84 Poland37.4%8 of 17
118Lubelskie PL81 Poland37.4%8 of 17
120Limburg (NL) NL42 Netherlands37.3%10 of 12
120Prov. Hainaut BE32 Belgium37.3%11 of 11
122Świętokrzyskie PL72 Poland37.0%10 of 17
123Dresden DED2 Germany36.9%12 of 38
124Rheinhessen-Pfalz DEB3 Germany36.8%13 of 38
125Nordjylland DK05 Denmark36.7%4 of 5
125Niederösterreich AT12 Austria36.7%2 of 9
125Andalucía ES61 Spain36.7%12 of 19
128Kentriki Makedonia EL52 Greece36.4%2 of 13
129Canarias ES70 Spain36.3%13 of 19
129Drenthe NL13 Netherlands36.3%11 of 12
131Bourgogne FRC1 France36.1%18 of 27
132Kärnten AT21 Austria36.0%3 of 9
133Lorraine FRF3 France35.9%19 of 27
134Salzburg AT32 Austria35.7%4 of 9
135Hannover DE92 Germany35.5%14 of 38
135Picardie FRE2 France35.5%20 of 27
137Ipeiros EL54 Greece35.4%3 of 13
138Sjælland DK02 Denmark35.3%5 of 5
139Illes Balears ES53 Spain35.2%14 of 19
139Región de Murcia ES62 Spain35.2%14 of 19
141Steiermark AT22 Austria34.9%5 of 9
141Braunschweig DE91 Germany34.9%15 of 38
143Oberösterreich AT31 Austria34.7%6 of 9
143Wielkopolskie PL41 Poland34.7%11 of 17
145Extremadura ES43 Spain34.5%16 of 19
146Península de Setúbal PT1B Portugal34.3%2 of 9
146Unterfranken DE26 Germany34.3%16 of 38
148Podkarpackie PL82 Poland34.2%12 of 17
148Burgenland AT11 Austria34.2%7 of 9
148Opolskie PL52 Poland34.2%12 of 17
151Zeeland NL34 Netherlands34.1%12 of 12
151Pest HU12 Hungary34.1%2 of 8
151Schwaben DE27 Germany34.1%17 of 38
154Champagne-Ardenne FRF2 France33.8%21 of 27
155Ciudad de Ceuta ES63 Spain33.5%17 of 19
156Centro (PT) PT19 Portugal33.4%3 of 9
157Castilla-La Mancha ES42 Spain33.3%18 of 19
158Åland FI20 Finland32.9%5 of 5
159Oberpfalz DE23 Germany32.7%18 of 38
160Tirol AT33 Austria32.5%8 of 9
160Gießen DE72 Germany32.5%19 of 38
162Vorarlberg AT34 Austria32.4%9 of 9
163Bremen DE50 Germany32.3%20 of 38
164Trier DEB2 Germany32.2%21 of 38
164Brandenburg DE40 Germany32.2%21 of 38
166Martinique FRY2 France31.9%22 of 27
166Kujawsko-pomorskie PL61 Poland31.9%14 of 17
168Düsseldorf DEA1 Germany31.8%23 of 38
168Mazowiecki regionalny PL92 Poland31.8%15 of 17
168İstanbul TR10 Türkiye31.8%2 of 26
168İzmir TR31 Türkiye31.8%2 of 26
168Oberfranken DE24 Germany31.8%23 of 38
168Schleswig-Holstein DEF0 Germany31.8%23 of 38
174Corse FRM0 France31.7%23 of 27
175Lubuskie PL43 Poland31.6%16 of 17
175Lüneburg DE93 Germany31.6%26 of 38
177Thessalia EL61 Greece31.4%4 of 13
177Warmińsko-mazurskie PL62 Poland31.4%17 of 17
179Severen tsentralen BG32 Bulgaria31.2%3 of 6
180Jadranska Hrvatska HR03 Croatia31.1%2 of 4
181Vzhodna Slovenija SI03 Slovenia31.0%2 of 2
182Jihovýchod CZ06 Czechia30.9%2 of 8
182Detmold DEA4 Germany30.9%27 of 38
182Yugoiztochen BG34 Bulgaria30.9%4 of 6
185Weser-Ems DE94 Germany30.8%28 of 38
186Kassel DE73 Germany30.6%29 of 38
187Thüringen DEG0 Germany30.4%30 of 38
188Münster DEA3 Germany30.1%31 of 38
189Ciudad de Melilla ES64 Spain30.0%19 of 19
190Norte PT11 Portugal29.8%4 of 9
191Antalya, Isparta, Burdur TR61 Türkiye29.6%4 of 26
192Yuzhen tsentralen BG42 Bulgaria29.3%5 of 6
192Chemnitz DED4 Germany29.3%32 of 38
194Algarve PT15 Portugal28.8%5 of 9
195Niederbayern DE22 Germany28.7%33 of 38
195Koblenz DEB1 Germany28.7%33 of 38
195Guadeloupe FRY1 France28.7%24 of 27
198Oeste e Vale do Tejo PT1D Portugal28.5%6 of 9
198Kriti EL43 Greece28.5%5 of 13
198Lazio ITI4 Italy28.5%1 of 21
201Mecklenburg-Vorpommern DE80 Germany28.3%35 of 38
201Dytiki Makedonia EL53 Greece28.3%6 of 13
203Saarland DEC0 Germany28.1%36 of 38
204Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki EL51 Greece28.0%7 of 13
205Severozapaden BG31 Bulgaria27.7%6 of 6
206Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu… TR42 Türkiye27.5%5 of 26
207Arnsberg DEA5 Germany27.3%37 of 38
208Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik TR41 Türkiye26.9%6 of 26
209La Réunion FRY4 France26.8%25 of 27
210Východné Slovensko SK04 Slovakia26.7%2 of 4
211Aydın, Denizli, Muğla TR32 Türkiye26.5%7 of 26
212Střední Čechy CZ02 Czechia26.4%3 of 8
213Alentejo PT1C Portugal26.2%7 of 9
214Balıkesir, Çanakkale TR22 Türkiye26.1%8 of 26
214Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt TRA1 Türkiye26.1%8 of 26
216Nyugat-Dunántúl HU22 Hungary26.0%3 of 8
217Peloponnisos EL65 Greece25.8%8 of 13
217Stredné Slovensko SK03 Slovakia25.8%3 of 4
219Sachsen-Anhalt DEE0 Germany25.4%38 of 38
219Autonomous Province of Vojvodina RS12 Serbia25.4%2 of 4
221Emilia-Romagna ITH5 Italy25.3%2 of 21
221Moravskoslezsko CZ08 Czechia25.3%4 of 8
223Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat TR72 Türkiye25.2%10 of 26
224Severna Makedonija MK00 North Macedonia25.1%1 of 1
225Umbria ITI2 Italy25.0%3 of 21
225Západné Slovensko SK02 Slovakia25.0%4 of 4
227Marche ITI3 Italy24.9%4 of 21
228Dél-Alföld HU33 Hungary24.8%4 of 8
229Sterea Elláda EL64 Greece24.7%9 of 13
229Konya, Karaman TR52 Türkiye24.7%11 of 26
229Střední Morava CZ07 Czechia24.7%5 of 8
232Abruzzo ITF1 Italy24.6%5 of 21
232Adana, Mersin TR62 Türkiye24.6%12 of 26
232Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize… TR90 Türkiye24.6%12 of 26
235Região Autónoma da Madeira PT30 Portugal24.5%8 of 9
236Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli TRB1 Türkiye24.2%14 of 26
237Friuli-Venezia Giulia ITH4 Italy24.1%6 of 21
238Jihozápad CZ03 Czechia24.0%6 of 8
239Provincia Autonoma di Trento ITH2 Italy23.9%7 of 21
240Toscana ITI1 Italy23.8%8 of 21
241Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli TR21 Türkiye23.6%15 of 26
241Lombardia ITC4 Italy23.6%9 of 21
243Liguria ITC3 Italy23.5%10 of 21
244Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya TR83 Türkiye23.4%16 of 26
244Észak-Alföld HU32 Hungary23.4%5 of 8
246Region Južne i Istočne Srbije RS22 Serbia23.3%3 of 4
247Severovýchod CZ05 Czechia23.2%7 of 8
248Közép-Dunántúl HU21 Hungary23.1%6 of 8
249Notio Aigaio EL42 Greece22.5%10 of 13
250Sjeverna Hrvatska HR06 Croatia22.4%3 of 4
251Molise ITF2 Italy22.1%11 of 21
252Veneto ITH3 Italy21.8%12 of 21
253Dytiki Elláda EL63 Greece21.7%11 of 13
253Guyane FRY3 France21.7%26 of 27
253Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije RS21 Serbia21.7%4 of 4
256Dél-Dunántúl HU23 Hungary21.6%7 of 8
256Ionia Nisia EL62 Greece21.6%12 of 13
258Manisa, Afyonkarahisar… TR33 Türkiye21.4%17 of 26
258Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis TRC1 Türkiye21.4%17 of 26
260Voreio Aigaio EL41 Greece21.3%13 of 13
260Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın TR81 Türkiye21.3%19 of 26
262Piemonte ITC1 Italy21.2%13 of 21
263Észak-Magyarország HU31 Hungary21.1%8 of 8
264Valle d’Aosta ITC2 Italy21.0%14 of 21
264Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde… TR71 Türkiye21.0%20 of 26
266Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye TR63 Türkiye20.9%21 of 26
267Panonska Hrvatska HR02 Croatia20.5%4 of 4
268Basilicata ITF5 Italy20.4%15 of 21
269Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop TR82 Türkiye20.2%22 of 26
270Centru RO12 Romania19.7%2 of 8
271Vest RO42 Romania19.4%3 of 8
272Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano ITH1 Italy18.7%16 of 21
272Campania ITF3 Italy18.7%16 of 21
274Nord-Vest RO11 Romania18.6%4 of 8
274Calabria ITF6 Italy18.6%18 of 21
276Puglia ITF4 Italy18.5%19 of 21
277Sardegna ITG2 Italy18.4%20 of 21
278Região Autónoma dos Açores PT20 Portugal18.0%9 of 9
279Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari TRB2 Türkiye17.0%23 of 26
279Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt TRC3 Türkiye17.0%23 of 26
279Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan TRA2 Türkiye17.0%23 of 26
282Sicilia ITG1 Italy16.9%21 of 21
283Sud-Vest Oltenia RO41 Romania16.8%5 of 8
284Severozápad CZ04 Czechia16.0%8 of 8
285Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır TRC2 Türkiye15.8%26 of 26
286Sud-Est RO22 Romania14.1%6 of 8
287Sud-Muntenia RO31 Romania14.0%7 of 8
288Nord-Est RO21 Romania13.4%8 of 8
289Mayotte FRY5 France11.5%27 of 27

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