Population in private households by educational attainment level by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
52.8%
Türkiye
Lowest
9.7%
Lithuania
Median
19.9%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
913

What the numbers show

Population in private households by educational attainment level is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 52.8% in Türkiye; the lowest is 9.7% in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.9%, and the mean is 22.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 3.1%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 36.2%).

Population in private households by educational attainment level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 52.8% 2025 down 21.8% falling
2 Portugal 42.1% 2025 down 28.5% falling
3 Spain 39.5% 2025 down 17.0% falling
4 Italy 38.8% 2025 down 15.7% falling
5 Malta 34.8% 2025 down 34.7% falling
6 North Macedonia 31.0% 2025 down 16.7% falling
7 Greece 25.8% 2025 down 29.1% falling
8 Netherlands 25.2% 2025 down 18.2% falling
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.1% 2025 flat
10 Denmark 24.1% 2025 down 16.3% falling
11 Iceland 24.0% 2025 down 29.0% falling
12 Romania 23.7% 2025 down 28.6% falling
13 Luxembourg 23.1% 2025 down 25.2% falling
14 France 22.4% 2025 down 21.7% falling
15 Belgium 22.3% 2025 down 29.2% falling
16 Serbia 20.4% 2025 down 23.6% falling
17 Norway 20.1% 2025 down 16.6% flat
18 United Kingdom 20.0% 2019 down 25.7% falling
19 Cyprus 19.9% 2025 down 31.8% falling
20 Finland 19.4% 2025 down 11.4% falling
21 Montenegro 19.3% 2020 down 24.3% falling
21 Germany 19.3% 2025 down 2.0% falling
23 Austria 18.8% 2025 down 10.0% falling
24 Switzerland 18.7% 2025 unchanged falling
24 Sweden 18.7% 2025 down 20.1% falling
26 Slovenia 18.2% 2025 down 3.2% falling
27 Ireland 17.9% 2025 down 32.7% falling
28 Hungary 17.8% 2025 down 25.2% falling
29 Bulgaria 17.4% 2025 down 27.8% falling
30 Croatia 16.8% 2025 down 27.3% falling
30 Estonia 16.8% 2025 down 12.5% falling
32 Latvia 14.6% 2025 down 10.4% falling
33 Czechia 13.3% 2025 up 3.1% falling
34 Slovakia 13.1% 2025 down 14.9% falling
35 Poland 12.1% 2025 down 28.4% falling
36 Lithuania 9.7% 2025 down 36.2% falling

About this data

Indicator
Population in private households by educational attainment level
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 913 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed