Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment level and age group by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
38.6
Albania
Lowest
6.5
Poland
Median
16.2
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
820

What the numbers show

Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment level and age group is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 38.6 in Albania; the lowest is 6.5 in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.2, and the mean is 17.17.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 52.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 51.4%).

Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 38.6 2023 down 12.7% falling
2 Portugal 35.2 2025 down 36.7% falling
3 Malta 33.9 2025 down 35.4% falling
4 Italy 30.7 2025 down 15.7% falling
5 Spain 30.4 2025 down 26.2% falling
6 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22.6 2021 down 20.7% falling
7 North Macedonia 22.1 2024 down 29.6% falling
8 Iceland 21.4 2020 down 30.7% falling
9 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 21.3 2019 down 11.2% falling
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20 2018 up 52.7% rising
11 Romania 19.1 2025 down 45.0% falling
12 Norway 18.9 2025 down 21.2% rising
13 Germany 17.9 2025 up 12.6% flat
14 Greece 17.4 2025 down 30.1% falling
15 France 17.2 2025 down 1.7% falling
16 Bulgaria 16.9 2025 down 25.2% falling
17 Sweden 16.5 2025 up 1.2% rising
17 Netherlands 16.5 2025 down 19.1% falling
19 Luxembourg 16.2 2025 down 51.4% falling
20 Serbia 14.3 2025 down 31.2% falling
21 Hungary 14.2 2025 down 11.2% falling
22 Belgium 14.1 2025 down 28.8% falling
23 Denmark 13.8 2025 down 27.7% falling
24 Switzerland 12.9 2024 down 12.2% falling
25 Austria 12.7 2025 down 20.6% falling
26 Estonia 12.4 2025 down 15.6% falling
27 Montenegro 12.2 2023 down 11.6% falling
28 Cyprus 12 2025 down 40.3% falling
29 Ireland 11.5 2025 down 44.7% falling
30 Latvia 10.6 2025 down 19.7% falling
31 Slovenia 10.4 2025 down 28.8% falling
32 Finland 10.3 2025 down 34.4% falling
33 Croatia 10.1 2025 down 44.5% falling
34 Slovakia 8.5 2025 up 9.0% falling
35 Lithuania 8.1 2025 down 15.6% falling
36 Czechia 8 2025 down 12.1% falling
37 Poland 6.5 2025 down 41.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment level and age group
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 820 data points, 2003–2025
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