In 2023, 43 percent of people in the European Union aged between 25 and 34 had a degree. For the population aged between 20 and 24 as a whole, the figure was 19 percent.
Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group
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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Eurostat. (July 13, 2024). Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group ." Chart. July 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. (2024). Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of Those with Tertiary Educational Attainment in The European Union from 2002 to 2023, by Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat, Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of those with tertiary educational attainment in the European Union from 2002 to 2023, by age group [Graph], Eurostat, July 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093466/eu-27-adults-with-tertiary-education-attainment/