Tertiary educational attainment by sex

% of population aged 30 to 34
Total
geo\time 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
EU (28 coun : : 23.6 25 26.9
Euro area ( 23.5 24 24.8 26.4 28.1
Belgium 35.2 35.2 35.2 37.7 39.9
Bulgaria 19.5 23.6 (b) 23.2 23.6 25.2
Czechia 13.7 13.3 12.6 12.6 (b) 12.7
Denmark 32.1 32.9 34.2 38.2 (b) 41.4
Germany 25.7 25.5 24.2 25.1 26.8
Estonia 30.4 (b) 28.5 27.7 28 28.3
Ireland 27.5 30.6 32 35.1 38.6
Greece 25.4 25 (b) 23.5 23 25.1
Spain 29.2 31.3 34.4 35.1 36.9
France 27.4 29.5 31.5 34.8 (b) 35.6
Croatia : : 16.2 16.9 16.8
Italy 11.6 12.2 13.1 13.9 15.6
Cyprus 31.1 32.7 36 39.9 41
Latvia 18.6 16.3 17.3 (b) 18.3 18.2
Lithuania 42.6 21.2 23.4 (b) 25.2 30.9
Luxembour 21.2 23.9 23.6 17.3 (b) 31.4
Hungary 14.8 14.8 (b) 14.4 16.3 18.5
Malta 7.4 (du) 12.9 (du) 9.3 (d) 13.7 (d) 17.6
Netherland 26.5 27.2 28.6 31.7 33.6
Austria : (u) : (u) : (u) : (u) 20.9
Poland 12.5 (b) 13.2 (b) 14.4 17.2 (b) 20.4
Portugal 11.1 (b) 11.6 12.9 14.7 16.3
Romania 8.9 8.8 9.1 (b) 8.9 (b) 10.3
Slovenia 18.5 18.1 20.7 23.6 25.1
Slovakia 10.6 10.7 10.5 11.5 12.9
Finland 40.3 (b) 41.6 41.2 41.7 43.4
Sweden 31.8 26.6 (b) 28.3 31 33.9
United Kin 29 29.9 31.5 31.5 33.6
Iceland 32.6 31 33.6 38.2 (b) 38.8
Norway 37.3 42.2 43.4 40.7 39.5
Switzerlan 27.3 27.3 30 32.4 32.8
Montenegr : : : : :
North Mace : : : : :
Serbia : : : : :
Turkey : : : : :
:=not available b=break in time series u=low reliability d=definition differs (see metadata)
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Source of Eurostat
Last update11.12.2019
Date of ext 02 Jan 2020 10:52:52 CET
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Short DescrThe indicator measures the share of the population aged 30-34 who have successfully completed tertiary studies (e
Code: sdg_04_20
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
28 28.9 30 31.1 32.3
29.2 30 31 31.8 32.6
39.1 41.4 41.5 42.9 (b) 42
24.9 25.3 (b) 26 27.1 27.9
13 13.1 13.3 15.4 17.5
43.1 43 38.1 (b) 39.2 40.7
26.1 (b) 25.8 26.5 27.7 29.4
31.7 32.5 33.5 34.4 36.3
39.2 41.9 45.2 (b) 47.9 50.4
(b) 25.5 26.9 26.3 25.7 26.6
39.9 (b) 39.4 40.9 41.3 40.7
37.7 39.7 41.4 41 43
17.4 16.7 16.8 18.5 21.3
(b) 17.1 17.6 18.6 19.2 19
40.8 46.1 46.2 47.1 45
18.5 19.3 25.7 26.3 30.5
37.7 39.4 36.4 39.9 40.4
37.6 35.5 35.3 (b) 39.8 46.6
17.9 19.4 20.6 22.8 24
(d) 17.6 (b) 20.7 20.8 21 21.9
32.6 (b) 34.2 34.9 38 38.3
(b) 20.7 21.1 (b) 20.9 21.9 23.4
22.7 24.7 27 29.7 32.8
(b) 17.5 18.3 19.5 21.6 21.3
11.4 12.4 13.9 16 16.8
24.6 28.1 31 30.9 31.6
14.3 14.4 14.8 15.8 17.6
43.7 46.2 47.3 45.7 45.9
37.6 (b) 39.5 (b) 41 42 43.9
(b) 34.5 36.4 38.3 (b) 39.5 (b) 41.4
41.1 36.4 (u) 36.3 38.3 41.7
39.4 41.9 (b) 43.7 46.2 47
33.4 35 36.5 41.3 43.4
: : : : :
: 11.6 12.2 12.4 14.3
: : : : :
: 11.9 12.3 13 14.7

ode=sdg_04_20

mpleted tertiary studies (e.g. university, higher technical institution, etc.). This educational attainment refers to ISCED (International Standa
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
33.8 34.8 36 37.1 37.9
33.7 34.2 35.1 36.1 36.6
44.4 42.6 43.9 42.7 43.8
28 (b) 27.3 26.9 29.4 30.9
20.4 23.7 (b) 25.6 26.7 28.2
41.2 41.2 43 43.4 44.9
29.7 (b) 30.6 31.8 32.9 31.4
40.2 40.2 39.5 42.5 43.2
51.4 51 52.2 53.6 54.6
(b) 28.6 29.1 31.2 34.9 37.2
42 41.9 41.5 42.3 42.3
43.2 43.1 43.3 44 (b) 43.7
24.5 (b) 23.9 23.1 25.6 32.1
19.9 20.4 21.9 22.5 23.9
(b) 45.3 46.2 49.9 47.8 52.5
32.6 35.9 37.2 40.7 39.9
43.8 45.7 48.6 51.3 53.3
(b) 46.1 48.2 49.6 52.5 52.7
26.1 28.2 29.8 32.3 34.1
22.1 23.4 (b) 26.3 28.7 28.6
41.4 41.2 (b) 42.2 43.2 (b) 44.8
23.4 23.6 26.1 27.1 40
34.8 (b) 36.5 39.1 40.5 42.1
24 26.7 (b) 27.8 30 31.3
18.3 (b) 20.3 21.7 22.9 25
34.8 37.9 39.2 40.1 41
22.1 23.2 (b) 23.7 26.9 26.9
45.7 46 45.8 45.1 45.3
45.3 46.8 47.9 48.3 49.9
43.1 (b) 45.5 (b) 46.9 47.4 47.7
40.9 44.6 42.8 43.9 46.4
47.3 48.8 47.6 48.8 52.1
41.9 (b) 41.8 42.3 44.8 47.2
: 24.1 24.2 26.8 28.3
17.1 20.4 21.7 23.1 24.9
20.5 20.7 24.6 25.4 27.1
15.5 16.3 18 19.5 21.5

CED (International Standard Classification of Education) 2011 level 5-8 for data from 2014 onwards and to ISCED 1997 level 5-6 for data up
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(b) 38.7 39.2 39.9 40.7
(b) 37.3 37.6 38.4 39.6
(b) 42.7 45.6 45.9 (b) 47.6
(b) 32.1 33.8 32.8 33.7
(b) 30.1 32.8 34.2 33.7
(b) 47.6 47.7 (b) 48.8 (b) 49.1
(b) 32.3 33.2 34 34.9
(b) 45.3 45.4 48.4 47.2
(b) 53.8 54.6 54.5 (b) 56.3
(b) 40.4 42.7 43.7 44.3
(b) 40.9 40.1 41.2 42.4
(b) 45 43.6 44.3 46.2
(b) 30.8 29.3 28.7 34.1
(b) 25.3 26.2 26.9 27.8
(b) 54.5 53.4 55.9 57.1
(b) 41.3 42.8 43.8 42.7
(b) 57.6 58.7 58 57.6
(b) 52.3 (b) 54.6 (u) 52.7 (u) 56.2
(b) 34.3 33 32.1 33.7
(b) 29.1 32 33.5 34.7
(b) 46.3 45.7 47.9 49.4
(b) 38.7 40.1 40.8 40.7
(b) 43.4 44.6 45.7 45.7
(b) 31.9 34.6 33.5 33.5
(b) 25.6 25.6 26.3 24.6
(b) 43.4 44.2 46.4 42.7
(b) 28.4 31.5 34.3 37.7
(b) 45.5 46.1 44.6 44.2
(b) 50.2 51 51.3 51.8 (b)
(b) 47.8 48.1 48.2 48.8
(b) 47.1 48.8 53.7 51.7
(b) 50.9 50.1 49 50.6
(b) 49.3 51.2 52.8 55
(b) 31 33.9 34 32.4
(b) 28.6 29.1 30.6 33.3
(b) 28.9 29.9 31.4 32.8
(b) 23.3 26.5 27.3 28.8

1997 level 5-6 for data up to 2013. The indicator is based on the EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS).