Filenews 8 June 2023
The third largest share of 25-34 year olds who had completed higher or tertiary education among member states was Cyprus in 2022, with a rate of 59%, well above the EU average (42%) according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In 2022, 42% of the EU population aged 25-34 had completed tertiary education, an increase of 1 percentage point (pp) compared to 2021 (41%). An increase of 1 percentage point was recorded during the same period for Cyprus, from 58% to 59%.
However, this figure remains 3 percentage points lower for the EU's target of achieving 45% by 2030 for this age group.
Both in Cyprus and in the EU average, women recorded a higher rate of tertiary education than men among those aged 25-34 (67% of women and 51% of men in Cyprus, and 48% of women and 37% of men in the EU).
Almost half of EU countries have already met the EU target for 25 to 34-year-olds. These are Ireland (62%), Luxembourg (61%), Cyprus (59%), Lithuania (58%), the Netherlands (56%), Sweden (52%), Spain and Belgium (51% each), France (50%), Denmark (49%), Slovenia (47%), Latvia (46%) and Greece (45%).
The lowest rates were recorded in Romania (25%), Italy (29%) and Hungary (32%).
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