Tertiary education in Groningen

In Groningen, 45.0% 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
Groningen, 2025 45.0% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 44.6%
Netherlands, 2025 46.1% Country total
Position in 2025 49th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Groningen 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 GroningenNetherlands
2025 45.0% 46.1%
2024 44.6% 44.6%
2023 43.9% 44.3%
2022 42.4% 44.7%
2021 41.9%b (break in time series) 43.1%b (break in time series)
2020 40.6% 42.6%
2019 37.9%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2018 36.2% 38.3%
2017 36.0% 37.2%
2016 36.3% 36.0%
2015 33.7% 35.3%
2014 31.6%b (break in time series) 34.4%b (break in time series)
2013 33.1%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2012 33.2% 33.0%
2011 33.1% 32.1%
2010 33.8% 32.0%
2009 28.4% 30.8%
2008 27.5% 30.2%
2007 28.4% 29.3%
2006 29.3% 28.5%
2005 27.3%b (break in time series) 28.0%b (break in time series)
2004 28.5% 29.5%
2003 26.6% 27.5%
2002 24.2% 25.0%
2001 23.8% 24.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 44.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by +11.3 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, Groningen has the 49th 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 Groningen
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat