Europe population aged 30 to 34 with a degree 2023

Cyprus was the European country with the highest share of graduates aged 30 to 34 in 2023, with two thirds of people in this age group having a degree. Countries such as Italy, Bosnia, and Romania had the lowest share of graduates in this age group at 29.2, 28.2, and 22.8 percent respectively.

Share of those aged between 30 and 34 with tertiary educational attainment in Europe in 2023, by country

Characteristic	Share of people aged 30-34 with a degree
EU27	43.9%
Cyprus	66.1%
Ireland	63.7%
Luxembourg	61.9%
Lithuania	59.5%
Sweden	58%
Norway	57.1%
Switzerland	55.2%
Netherlands	54.3%
Denmark	52.7%
France	51.5%
Spain	50.6%
Iceland	50.4%
Belgium	50.2%
United Kingdom*	50%
Poland	49.2%
Latvia	47.4%
Estonia	47.3%
Greece	45.1%
Austria	44%
Malta	43.4%
Finland	43.1%
Slovakia	41.1%
Germany	41%
Slovenia**	40%
Türkiye	39.9%
North Macedonia*	39.7%
Portugal	39.2%
Croatia**	38.9%
Montenegro*	38.4%
Serbia**	38.2%
Bulgaria	35%
Czechia	34.9%
Hungary	32.2%
Italy	29.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.2%
Romania	22.8%

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2023

Age group

30-34 years

Supplementary notes

* Figure for the UK is for 2019. Figures for Montenegro and North Macedonia are for 2020.

The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) level successfully completed, the successful completion of an education program being validated by a recognized qualification, i.e. a qualification officially recognized by the relevant national education authorities or recognized as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programs, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification the criterion of full attendance of the program and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may have to be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The ISCED definition of education includes training. Data on educational attainment level exclude persons who did not answer to the question 'highest level of education or training successfully completed'.

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