What are the European countries that reach the highest levels of education?
by Thomas Blade
& Mood Zaba
Published
propagandaIn 2014, a little more than a quarter (26 %) of the European Union citizens between the ages of 25 and 74 have completed higher studies. In 2024This percentage will increase to 33.5 %.
Ireland, Luxembourg and Chibi in the foreground, with More than 60 % of young people (25-34 years) With a university degree. Romania is at the other end of the spectrumWith less than 30 % of this age group studies graduate studies, the lowest rate for the European Union.
Generation
The numbers reveal a change in the situation Before education in different generations. Among adults from 25 to 54, at least 82.7 % completed higher secondary education, compared to 70.4 % of those between 55 and 74 years old. I finished higher education (39.8 %) of its oldest counterparts (23.9 %).
Professional qualified differences Of the age groups, they differ greatly from one country to another. In Luxembourg, in both the older generations and in the smallest levels of middle school, professional paths prevail (more than 96 %).
In Portugal, Only 13.5 % of the elderly with middle studies It has a professional qualification, compared to 37.2 % of younger adults. In Greece, Ireland, Cyprus and Spain, there are similar leaps between generations, indicating a wider European trend towards Efficiency -focused education.
Women remain longer in the educational system
Throughout Europe, Women overcame men at the level of studies. In 2024, nearly half (49.9 %) of women between the ages of 25 and 34 have completed higher studies. Men also advancedBut more slowly, up to 38.7 % in the same age group. This difference has increased more than 1 % in 10 years.
Regarding secondary education Superior, 86.8 % of women between the ages of 20 and 24 have completed this level at least, compared to 81.8 % of men. Only in Romania, men have just exceeded women.
