Around ** percent of Europeans held an upper secondary school title in 2024. Figures ranged from ** percent of people residing in Czechia to only ** percent of Spaniards. About ********* of EU citizens had a primary school title only, while this was the case for ************** of the Turkish population. As far as tertiary education, ** percent of the Irish population held a bachelor's or higher degree, compared to only ** percent of those living in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

******* was the European country with the highest share of graduates in 2024, with almost **** of those aged between 15 and 64 having a degree. On the contrary, only ** percent of the population aged 15 to 64 in ********************** hold a tertiary education title.

Mean and median income by educational attainment level

The countries in Europe with the greatest disparity in secondary-level educational attainment between their urban and rural areas in 2021 were Bulgaria, Romania, and Belarus. In Bulgaria, while 92 percent of young people in urban areas graduate from upper secondary school, less than three-quarters in rural areas do so. There is variation between European countries in whether it is rural or urban areas that have higher educational attainment - for instance, in Austria, rural areas show over 90 percent of young people attaining secondary level education, while in urban areas this rate falls to around 80 percent. Regional disparities may be driven by relative deprivation of certain areas or by cultural differences, particularly the likelihood of young people to leave school to work in agriculture in rural areas.

Women and Men in Spain: Unemployment rate, according to level of education and period. Spain, EU-27 and EU-28 (from 20 to 64 years old). Annual. National. Nota: UE27_2020: 27 países (desde 2020). UE-28: 28 países (2013-2020).

European Union - Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) was 3.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) reached a record high of 6.40% in December of 2013 and a record low of 3.50% in December of 2024.

The indicator is calculated by dividing the number of employed people within the age group 20-64 years having attained a specific level of education by the total population of the same age group and with the same educational attainment level. The educational attainment level is coded according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data until 2013 are classified according to ISCED 1997 and data as from 2014 according to ISCED 2011. - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (ISCED levels 0-2) -Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED levels 3 and 4) -Tertiary education (ISCED levels 5-8) (ISCED 1997: levels 5 and 6) The indicator is based on the EU Labour Force Survey (LFS), covering the population living in private households.

Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Tertiary School Enrollment: All Income Levels for Europe and Central Asia (SEENRTERTFMZSECS) from 1970 to 2023 about Central Asia, enrolled, females, males, ratio, tertiary schooling, Europe, education, and income.

This section presents statistical information on the educational variables that are collected in the Labour Force Survey of the National Institute of Statistics, as well as in the Community Labour Force Survey (Eurostat). The indicators of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (2021-2030) that derive from these sources are highlighted. The information is presented disaggregated by autonomous community and by country of the European Union, according to the source used, and with temporary developments since 2002.Line break The results are obtained as annual averages of quarterly data, so the information is updated annually, as the four quarters of the EPA are available, as well as the results derived from the Community survey of Eurostat. From the 2014 results of the EPA, the new National Classification of Education, CNED-2014, based on the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED-2011, applied in the LFS, is applied; and from 2016, the update of the sectors/fields of study of both classifications (CNED-F and ISCED-F) is applied. These changes in the rankings represent a series break for some of the tables, as indicated in the accompanying notes.

European Union - Employment rate: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) was 54.90% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Employment rate: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Employment rate: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) reached a record high of 56.10% in December of 2007 and a record low of 50.70% in December of 2013.

Participation rate in education and training by educational attainment level

Distribution of students enrolled at tertiary education levels by sex and field of education

European Union - Employment rate: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4) was 72.20% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Employment rate: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Employment rate: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4) reached a record high of 73.40% in December of 2019 and a record low of 68.30% in December of 2005.

Dataset replaced by: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/data/dataset/QsC3Lfcm29SiZMeo2PXSw The indicator is calculated by dividing the number of employed people within the age group 20-64 years having attained a specific level of education by the total population of the same age group and with the same educational attainment level. The educational attainment level is coded according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data until 2013 are classified according to ISCED 1997 and data as from 2014 according to ISCED 2011. - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (ISCED levels 0-2) -Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED levels 3 and 4) -Tertiary education (ISCED levels 5-8) (ISCED 1997: levels 5 and 6) The indicator is based on the EU Labour Force Survey (LFS), covering the population living in private households.

The inflation rate for education in the European Union was 4.9 percent in January 2025. During this month, the inflation rate for the EU as a whole was 2.8 percent, a significant reduction from its peak of 11.5 percent in October 2022.

EATR02 - Percentage of Persons aged 20-24 with at least a Higher Secondary Level Education in EU Member States. Published by Eurostat. Available under the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0).Percentage of Persons aged 20-24 with at least a Higher Secondary Level Education in EU Member States...

This dataset shows the proportion of the European population aged 30-34 with a tertiary educational attainment during the 2011-2013 period at regional level. A well-educated workforce is key to prosperity. There tends to be a strong correlation between the educational attainment of a region’s workforce and median earnings in the region. In addition, attaining a relatively high education level tends to mean less risk of being unemployed. The Europe 2020 strategy is aimed at increasing the share of the population aged 30–34 with tertiary education to 40% by 2020. Member States have set national targets for this varying from 26% (in Italy) to 60% (in Ireland). In the EU-27, the share increased significantly between 2008 and 2012 from 31% to 36%, suggesting that the Union-wide target of 40% should be achievable without much difficulty. % of population aged 30-34 EU-28 = 35.7; Source: Eurostat, DG REGIO

Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by sex and educational attainment level

European Union - Employment rate: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) was 83.90% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Employment rate: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Employment rate: Tertiary education (levels 5-8) reached a record high of 84.80% in December of 2019 and a record low of 81.30% in December of 2013.

Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and NUTS2 regions