EU share of population with a degree 2021

Luxembourg was the European country with the highest share of graduates aged 30 to 34 in 2021 with more than 62.5 percent of people in this age group having a degree in that year. Countries such as Italy and Romania had the lowest share of graduates in this age group at 26.8 and 24.8 percent respectively.

Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union and United Kingdom in 2021, by country

Characteristic	Share of people aged 30-34 with a degree
EU27	41.6%
Luxembourg	62.5%
Ireland	62%
Cyprus	61.5%
Lithuania	60.2%
Netherlands	53.4%
Denmark	52.5%
Sweden	51.9%
United Kingdom*	50%
Belgium	49.9%
France	49.5%
Slovenia	49.2%
Latvia	47.7%
Spain	46.7%
Poland	45.9%
Finland	44.9%
Greece	44.3%
Portugal	43.7%
Malta	43.6%
Estonia	43.1%
Austria	43%
Slovakia	40.2%
Germany	37.8%
Czechia	36.5%
Hungary	35.5%
Croatia	33.7%
Bulgaria	32.7%
Italy	26.8%
Romania	24.8%

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2021

Age group

30-34 years

Supplementary notes

*Data for the UK is for 2019

The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) level successfully completed, the successful completion of an education programme being validated by a recognised qualification, i.e. a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may have to be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The ISCED definition of education includes training. Data on educational attainment level exclude persons who did not answer to the question 'highest level of education or training successfully completed'.

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