Population in private households by educational attainment level and degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
42.1
Portugal
Lowest
9.7
Lithuania
Median
19.9
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
791
What the numbers show
Population in private households by educational attainment level and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 42.1 in Portugal; the lowest is 9.7 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.9, and the mean is 21.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 32 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 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 42.1 | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 39.5 | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 38.8 | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 4 | Malta | 34.8 | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 31 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 25.8 | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 25.2 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 24.1 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 10 | Iceland | 24 | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 23.7 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 23.1 | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 13 | France | 22.4 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 22.3 | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 20.4 | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 20.1 | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 20 | 2019 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 19.9 | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 19.4 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 20 | Montenegro | 19.3 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 19.3 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 18.8 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 18.7 | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 18.7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 18.2 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 17.9 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 17.8 | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 17.4 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 16.8 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 16.8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 14.6 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 13.3 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 13.1 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 12.1 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 9.7 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 52.8