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% of population aged 25 to 34. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 (% of population aged 25 to 34), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 42.5% 52.5% 44.8%
2024 43.2% 52.6% 43.9%
2023 41.5% 52.0% 43.1%
2022 42.9% 50.2% 42.0%
2021 45.9%b (break in time series) 48.5%b (break in time series) 41.5%b (break in time series)
2020 41.7% 47.4% 40.7%
2019 38.0% 46.5% 39.6%
2018 35.2% 44.3% 38.7%
2017 34.2% 42.6% 37.6%
2016 34.9% 41.0% 36.8%
2015 33.2% 41.0% 36.5%
2014 31.6%b (break in time series) 41.5%b (break in time series) 35.9%b (break in time series)
2013 30.0% 41.1% 35.2%
2012 28.9% 40.4% 34.1%
2011 27.6%b (break in time series) 40.3% 33.1%
2010 25.5% 40.3% 32.2%
2009 23.5% 39.5% 31.2%
2008 23.2% 40.0% 29.9%
2007 21.4% 40.0% 28.9%
2006 20.0% 40.3% 28.1%
2005 19.0% 40.7%b (break in time series) 27.2%
2004 18.4%b (break in time series) 39.0% 26.3%
2003 16.7% 37.9% 24.6%
2002 15.3% 37.5% 23.1%
2001 14.1% 35.4% –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_03 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=Y25-34 unit=PC isced11=ED5-8
Observation period
1992 to 2025
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat