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Tertiary educated, age 25-64

34 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 36.9 %. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

58.7 %

Ireland

EU average

36.9 %

27 member states

Median country

38.9 %

half above, half below

Range

18.4 to 58.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ireland

How to read it

Across 34 countries, the highest value is in Ireland (58.7 %) and the lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (18.4 %).

Half of the countries are above 38.9 % and half below.

The EU average is 36.9 %; 19 of 34 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 21.9 % in 2006 to 36.9 % in 2025.

Population in private households by educational attainment level
Percentage · Total · From 25 to 64 years · Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

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Tertiary educated over time

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Ireland in chart	1	Ireland	58.7	+21.8
Luxembourg in chart	2	Luxembourg	55.7	+18.8
Cyprus in chart	3	Cyprus	52.1	+15.2
Sweden in chart	4	Sweden	50.8	+13.9
Norway in chart	5	Norway non-EU	50.2	+13.3
Lithuania in chart	6	Lithuania	49.9	+13.0
Belgium in chart	7	Belgium	47.5	+10.6
Switzerland in chart	8	Switzerland non-EU	46.2	+9.3
Denmark in chart	9	Denmark	46.1	+9.2
Netherlands in chart	10	Netherlands	46.1	+9.2
Iceland in chart	11	Iceland non-EU	46.1	+9.2
France in chart	12	France	44.8	+7.9
Finland in chart	13	Finland	42.7	+5.8
Spain in chart	14	Spain	42.4	+5.5
Estonia in chart	15	Estonia	42.1	+5.2
Latvia in chart	16	Latvia	40.7	+3.8
Poland in chart	17	Poland	40.0	+3.1
Malta in chart	18	Malta	37.7	+0.8
Austria in chart	19	Austria	37.6	+0.7
Bulgaria in chart	20	Bulgaria	35.7	−1.2
Germany in chart	21	Germany	35.4	−1.5
Slovenia in chart	22	Slovenia	35.1	−1.8
Greece in chart	23	Greece	34.9	−2.0
Portugal in chart	24	Portugal	32.7	−4.2
Hungary in chart	25	Hungary	31.6	−5.3
Croatia in chart	26	Croatia	31.0	−5.9
Slovakia in chart	27	Slovakia	29.8	−7.1
Serbia in chart	28	Serbia non-EU	29.5	−7.4
Czechia in chart	29	Czechia	28.7	−8.2
Türkiye in chart	30	Türkiye non-EU	26.8	−10.1
North Macedonia in chart	31	North Macedonia non-EU	25.1	−11.8
Italy in chart	32	Italy	22.3	−14.6
Romania in chart	33	Romania	19.5	−17.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	34	Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU	18.4	−18.5

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart, up to six at a time - a chart with more lines stops being readable. The ranking is for the latest period in which most countries have a value. EU and euro area aggregates do not take part in the ranking.