Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment was 23.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 33.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.3% | — |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 31.0% | 33.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
More population data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Live births (total) by month 2.93 million Number (2022)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.93 million Number (2022)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and birth order 2.93 million Number (2022)
- Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age 339.76 million Number (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2020)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.0% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.6% (2020)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.7% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 43.7% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 23.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2020.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment level and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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