Population in private households by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
50.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
10.6%
Lithuania
Median
18.7%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
9,510
What the numbers show
Population in private households by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 50.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 10.6% in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 20.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 41 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 50.0% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 36.5% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 36.3% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 36.3% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 35.6% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 6 | Martinique | 30.5% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 7 | Malta | 29.4% | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 28.8% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 24.3% | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 23.5% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 23.0% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 23.0% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 22.2% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 22.1% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 22.0% | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 20.8% | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 20.6% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 20.3% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | France | 20.2% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.1% | 2019 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 19.1% | 2019 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 18.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 18.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 18.7% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 18.1% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 18.0% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 18.0% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 17.9% | 2020 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 17.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 17.8% | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 17.3% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 17.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 16.4% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 16.4% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 16.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 16.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 15.9% | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.4% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.4% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 41 | Czechia | 13.7% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 12.1% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 12.1% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 46 | 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.
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 68.7%
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 67.0%
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 65.3%
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 63.6%
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 63.4%
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 59.3%
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 58.3%
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 58.0%
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 57.3%
- Região Autónoma dos Açores 56.7%
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 56.2%
- Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 55.4%
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 55.2%
- Konya, Karaman 54.2%
- Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 54.0%
- Batı Karadeniz 53.8%
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 52.8%
- Orta Anadolu 52.5%
- Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 52.3%
- Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 52.3%
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 52.0%
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 52.0%
- Akdeniz 51.3%
- Adana, Mersin 51.1%
- Batı Marmara 50.9%
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 50.9%
- Guyane 50.7%
- Doğu Karadeniz 50.6%
- Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane 50.6%
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 50.2%
- Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 50.1%
- Balıkesir, Çanakkale 49.6%
- Ege 49.5%
- Ciudad de Ceuta 49.0%
- Ciudad de Melilla 48.8%
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 47.9%
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 47.4%
- Doğu Marmara 47.2%
- Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 47.1%
- Extremadura 47.0%