Tertiary education in Lorraine

In Lorraine, 35.9% 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
Lorraine, 2025 35.9% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +2.0percentage points 2024: 33.9%
France, 2025 44.8% Country total
Position in 2025 133rd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Lorraine 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 LorraineFrance
2025 35.9% 44.8%
2024 33.9%b (break in time series) 43.2%b (break in time series)
2023 32.2% 42.4%
2022 30.3% 41.6%
2021 31.1%b (break in time series) 40.7%b (break in time series)
2020 32.5% 39.7%
2019 33.0% 38.0%
2018 28.9% 36.9%
2017 30.5% 35.3%
2016 30.2% 34.6%
2015 30.5% 34.1%
2014 28.1%b (break in time series) 33.2%b (break in time series)
2013 27.6%b (break in time series) 32.1%b (break in time series)
2012 25.5% 30.7%
2011 24.7% 29.7%
2010 23.9% 28.9%
2009 21.5% 28.4%
2008 20.1% 27.1%
2007 21.5% 26.6%
2006 20.1% 26.1%
2005 20.2% 25.4%
2004 17.2% 24.5%
2003 17.2%b (break in time series) 23.9%b (break in time series)
2002 18.2% 23.5%
2001 18.0% 22.6%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 33.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 30.5%, the figure has changed by +5.4 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, Lorraine has the 133rd highest value.
  • The figure for France in 2025 was 44.8%.

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 Lorraine
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat