Distribution of population aged 18 … educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Distribution of population aged 18 … educational was 22.6 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 22.6. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 28.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 2021.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Distribution of population aged 18 … educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28.5 | — |
| 2012 | 27.5 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.4 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.3 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.5 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 23 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.82 | 23.5 | 28.5 | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.8 | 22.6 | 23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 12.4 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 22.6 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 2021.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population aged 18 and over by educational attainment rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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