Lithuania was the European country with the highest share of graduates in 2018 with almost 58 percent of those aged between 30 and 34 having a degree in that year. Seven other countries had graduate rates that exceeded 50 percent, while countries such as Italy and Romania had the lowest share of graduates at 28 and 25 percent respectively.
Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in selected European countries in 2018
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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Eurostat. (December 11, 2019). Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in selected European countries in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088513/eu-28-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in selected European countries in 2018." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088513/eu-28-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. (2019). Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in selected European countries in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088513/eu-28-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of Those Aged between 30 to 34 with Tertiary Educational Attainment in Selected European Countries in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088513/eu-28-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat, Share of those aged between 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in selected European countries in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088513/eu-28-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/ (last visited March 29, 2020)
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