Europe population aged 30 to 34 with a degree 2024| Statista

Ireland and Luxembourg were the European countries with the highest share of graduates aged 30 to 34 in 2024, 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 30.7, 28.2, and 23.6 percent respectively.

Share of those aged between 30 and 34 with tertiary educational attainment in Europe in 2024, by country

Characteristic	Share of people aged 30-34 with a university degree
Ireland	66.4%
Luxembourg	66.3%
Cyprus	64.4%
Lithuania	61.3%
Sweden	58%
Norway	56.5%
Denmark	54.9%
Netherlands	54.8%
Switzerland	53.6%
France	52.4%
Iceland	52.4%
Spain	51.7%
Belgium	50.9%
United Kingdom*	50%
Poland	48.1%
Malta	45.9%
Estonia	45.3%
EU27	44.8%
Greece	44.4%
Latvia	44.3%
Austria	44.3%
Slovenia	43.2%
Finland	43.2%
Germany	43%
Portugal	41.9%
Türkiye	41.7%
Croatia	40.7%
Serbia	40%
Bulgaria	39.7%
North Macedonia*	39.7%
Montenegro*	38.4%
Slovakia	36.4%
Czechia	35%
Hungary	34.1%
Italy	30.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina*	28.2%
Romania	23.6%

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Release date

April 2025

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2024

Age group

30-34 years

Supplementary notes

* Figure for the UK is for 2019. Figures for Montenegro and North Macedonia are for 2020. Figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina is for 2023.

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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