Tertiary educated, age 25-64 by NUTS 1 region

110 European regions compared for 2025. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

58.7 %

Ireland · Ireland

Median region

36.0 %

of 110 regions

Last in the ranking

13.7 %

Macroregiunea Doi · Romania

How to read it

Across European NUTS 1 regions the values range from 13.7 % (Macroregiunea Doi) to 58.7 % (Ireland).

Differences between regions of one country are often larger than differences between countries - which is why regions are compared across Europe, not only at home.

Population in private households by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Percentage · Total · Tertiary education (levels 5-8) · From 25 to 64 years

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Ranking

2025


1	Ireland	Ireland	58.7
2	Ile de France	France	58.6
3	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	Belgium	56.9
4	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	55.7
5	Östra Sverige	Sweden	54.7
6	Makroregion województwo mazowieckie	Poland	52.4
7	Kýpros	Cyprus	52.1
8	Noreste	Spain	50.8
9	West-Nederland	Netherlands	50.2
10	Norge	Norway	50.2
11	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	50.0
12	Lietuva	Lithuania	49.9
13	Södra Sverige	Sweden	49.9
14	Közép-Magyarország	Hungary	48.3
15	Berlin	Germany	48.1
16	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	48.0
17	Vlaams Gewest	Belgium	47.7
18	Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera	Switzerland	46.2
19	Ísland	Iceland	46.1
20	Danmark	Denmark	46.1
21	Occitanie	France	45.4
22	Noroeste	Spain	44.8
23	Attiki	Greece	44.6
24	Norra Sverige	Sweden	43.6
25	Région wallonne	Belgium	43.4
26	Oost-Nederland	Netherlands	43.1
27	Hamburg	Germany	43.0
28	Bretagne	France	42.9
29	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	France	42.8
30	Manner-Suomi	Finland	42.8
31	Este	Spain	42.6
32	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	France	42.5
33	Pays de la Loire	France	42.2
34	Eesti	Estonia	42.1
35	Zuid-Nederland	Netherlands	42.0
36	Makroregion południowo-zachodni	Poland	41.8
37	Ostösterreich	Austria	41.5
38	Centre — Val de Loire	France	41.4
39	Latvija	Latvia	40.7
40	Noord-Nederland	Netherlands	40.2
41	Makroregion południowy	Poland	39.7
42	Hauts-de-France	France	39.3
43	Baden-Württemberg	Germany	38.8
44	Normandie	France	38.8
45	Bayern	Germany	38.6
46	Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	38.6
47	Malta	Malta	37.7
48	Makroregion centralny	Poland	37.5
49	Grand Est	France	37.2
50	Centro (ES)	Spain	37.2
51	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	France	36.8
52	Makroregion północny	Poland	36.7
53	Sur	Spain	36.4
54	Canarias	Spain	36.3
55	Makroregion wschodni	Poland	36.1
56	Srbija - sever	Serbia	35.8
57	Hessen	Germany	35.6
58	Südösterreich	Austria	35.3
59	Makroregion północno-zachodni	Poland	35.2
60	Slovenija	Slovenia	35.1
61	Sachsen	Germany	35.0
62	Batı Anadolu	Türkiye	34.4
63	Westösterreich	Austria	34.1
64	Voreia Elláda	Greece	34.0
65	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany	33.3
66	Continente	Portugal	33.3
67	Niedersachsen	Germany	33.0
68	Åland	Finland	32.9
69	Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	Bulgaria	32.5
70	Bremen	Germany	32.3
71	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	32.3
72	Brandenburg	Germany	32.2
73	Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	31.8
74	İstanbul	Türkiye	31.8
75	Corse	France	31.7
76	Hrvatska	Croatia	31.0
77	Thüringen	Germany	30.4
78	Slovensko	Slovakia	29.8
79	Česko	Czechia	28.7
80	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	28.3
81	Saarland	Germany	28.1
82	Ege	Türkiye	27.3
83	Doğu Marmara	Türkiye	27.2
84	Macroregiunea Trei	Romania	26.5
85	Centro (IT)	Italy	26.4
86	Kentriki Elláda	Greece	25.7
87	RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises	France	25.6
88	Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti	Greece	25.5
89	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany	25.4
90	Akdeniz	Türkiye	25.3
91	Severna Makedonija	North Macedonia	25.1
92	Batı Marmara	Türkiye	24.8
93	Doğu Karadeniz	Türkiye	24.6
94	Região Autónoma da Madeira	Portugal	24.5
95	Dunántúl	Hungary	23.7
96	Orta Anadolu	Türkiye	23.6
97	Nord-Est	Italy	23.3
98	Alföld és Észak	Hungary	23.2
99	Nord-Ovest	Italy	22.9
100	Srbija - jug	Serbia	22.4
101	Batı Karadeniz	Türkiye	22.3
102	Kuzeydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	21.8
103	Ortadoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	20.5
104	Sud	Italy	19.4
105	Macroregiunea Unu	Romania	19.1
106	Região Autónoma dos Açores	Portugal	18.0
107	Macroregiunea Patru	Romania	18.0
108	Güneydoğu Anadolu	Türkiye	18.0
109	Isole	Italy	17.3
110	Macroregiunea Doi	Romania	13.7

The ranking is for the latest period in which most regions have a value; the most recent year is often published by only some countries.