Population in private households by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
36.5
Spain
Lowest
10.6
Lithuania
Median
18.9
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
791

What the numbers show

Population in private households by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 36.5 in Spain; the lowest is 10.6 in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 18.9, and the mean is 20.53.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 10.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 39.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Spain 36.5 2025 down 16.1% falling
2 Portugal 36.3 2025 down 33.1% falling
3 Italy 35.6 2025 down 15.0% falling
4 Malta 29.4 2025 down 39.9% falling
5 North Macedonia 28.8 2025 down 18.4% falling
6 Iceland 24.3 2025 down 25.2% falling
7 Denmark 23.5 2025 down 15.8% falling
8 Netherlands 23 2025 down 19.0% falling
9 Romania 22.2 2025 down 24.5% falling
10 Luxembourg 22.1 2025 down 27.1% falling
11 Greece 22 2025 down 30.2% falling
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.3 2025 falling
13 Belgium 20.8 2025 down 27.5% falling
14 Norway 20.6 2025 down 15.2% falling
15 Germany 20.3 2025 up 2.5% falling
16 France 20.2 2025 down 22.0% falling
17 United Kingdom 19.1 2019 down 25.7% falling
18 Finland 18.9 2025 down 1.6% falling
19 Sweden 18.7 2025 down 13.4% falling
19 Switzerland 18.7 2025 up 1.1% falling
21 Austria 18.1 2025 down 7.7% falling
22 Estonia 18 2025 down 1.6% falling
23 Serbia 17.9 2025 down 24.2% falling
23 Montenegro 17.9 2020 down 20.1% falling
25 Hungary 17.8 2025 down 18.7% falling
26 Bulgaria 17.3 2025 down 22.1% falling
27 Cyprus 17 2025 down 33.3% falling
28 Slovenia 16.4 2025 down 5.7% falling
29 Latvia 16.1 2025 up 3.2% falling
30 Ireland 15.9 2025 down 32.3% falling
31 Croatia 14.4 2025 down 29.4% falling
32 Czechia 13.7 2025 up 10.5% falling
33 Slovakia 12.9 2025 down 11.6% falling
34 Poland 12.1 2025 down 20.4% falling
35 Lithuania 10.6 2025 down 23.2% 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
Population in private households by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 791 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed