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Which European countries are achieving the highest levels of education?

2025-05-27 17:54:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Which European countries are achieving the highest levels of education?

The latest figures from Eurostat show that Europeans are better educated than ever, with women outperforming men in almost every country across the 27-member bloc. In 2014, just over a quarter (26%) of EU citizens aged 25-74 had completed higher education. By 2024, this proportion had risen to 33.5%.

Ireland, Luxembourg and Cyprus lead the pack, with more than 60% of adults (25-34 years old) having a university degree. Romania is at the other end of the spectrum, with less than 30% of that age group pursuing higher levels of education, the lowest rate in the EU.

The figures reveal changing attitudes towards education across generations. Among adults aged 25-54, 82.7% have completed at least upper secondary education, compared to 70.4% of those aged 55-74.

Young people are almost twice as likely to have completed higher education (39.8%) as other Europeans (23.9%).

Differences in vocational qualifications between age groups vary considerably by country. In Luxembourg, both in the older and younger generations with secondary education levels, vocational pathways dominate (over 96%). In Portugal, only 13.5% of adults with secondary education have a vocational qualification, compared to 37.2% of the younger ones.

Similar generational gaps in vocational skills acquisition are observed in Greece, Ireland, Cyprus and Spain, signaling a broader European shift towards skills-focused education.

Across Europe, women are outpacing men in educational attainment . By 2024, almost half (49.9%) of women aged 25-34 had completed higher education.

Men also advanced, but more slowly, reaching 38.7% in the same age group. This gap widened by just over 1% in 10 years.

For upper secondary education, 86.8% of women aged 20-24 had completed at least this level, compared to 81.8% of men.

Only in Romania did men perform slightly better than women. /CNA





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