How the numbers were computed

For the story Young adults with a tertiary education.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Denmark and Spain, at 52.5% each, are both 9th, and Malta is 11th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

43.8 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 66.8 − 23.0 = 43.8. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

66.8: Ireland, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.IE@2025 · request r1
23.0: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.RO@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Over time

The EU figure, 2021–2025

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

41.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
42.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
43.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
43.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1
44.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.EU27_2020@2025 · request r1

Differences, 2025 − 2021

Per country, the 2025 value minus the 2021 value. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2021 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Countries where the share fell

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2021 is below zero, 8 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2021

Countries where the share rose

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2021 is above zero, 19 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2021

Women and men

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Germany, at 38.0% each, are both 12th, and Poland is 14th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.M.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

42.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 63.3 − 21.1 = 42.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

63.3: Ireland, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.M.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.IE@2025 · request r3
21.1: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.M.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.RO@2025 · request r3

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Denmark and Sweden, at 61.3% each, are both 5th, and the Netherlands is 7th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.F.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

45.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 70.2 − 25.2 = 45.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

70.2: Ireland, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.F.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.IE@2025 · request r2
25.2: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_03:A.F.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.RO@2025 · request r2

Differences, women − men

Per country, women minus men. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.F.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.M.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

Two generations

Values, Two generations

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group.

28 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y55-64.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4

Ranks, aged 25 to 34

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_03:A.T.Y25-34.PC.ED5-8.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1