Tertiary education in Friesland

In Friesland, 38.6% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Friesland, 2025 38.6% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +2.1percentage points 2024: 36.5%
Netherlands, 2025 46.1% Country total
Position in 2025 105th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Friesland over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period FrieslandNetherlands
2025 38.6% 46.1%
2024 36.5% 44.6%
2023 37.4% 44.3%
2022 34.1% 44.7%
2021 33.5%b (break in time series) 43.1%b (break in time series)
2020 34.3% 42.6%
2019 33.3%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2018 31.8% 38.3%
2017 29.0% 37.2%
2016 27.2% 36.0%
2015 25.4% 35.3%
2014 26.0%b (break in time series) 34.4%b (break in time series)
2013 27.2%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2012 26.3% 33.0%
2011 26.8% 32.1%
2010 26.4% 32.0%
2009 24.0% 30.8%
2008 22.6% 30.2%
2007 24.5% 29.3%
2006 23.1% 28.5%
2005 23.0%b (break in time series) 28.0%b (break in time series)
2004 25.2% 29.5%
2003 22.5% 27.5%
2002 19.3% 25.0%
2001 18.2% 24.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 36.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by +13.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Friesland has the 105th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 46.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Friesland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat