Where in the EU do most young adults have a university degree?

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Where in the EU do most young adults have a university degree?  Where do most young Europeans have a higher education degree? A new OECD report reveals sharp contrasts across the EU, with Ireland at the top and Italy at the bottom.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/12/where-in-the-eu-do-most-young-adults-have-a-university-degree  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Where in the European Union do most young adults have a university degree?

00:08In Ireland, 66% of people aged 25 to 34 held a university degree in 2024.

00:17This is followed by Luxembourg at 65% and Lithuania at 58%.

00:22In contrast, the lowest shares of young adults with a university degree,

00:26such as a bachelor's, master's or PhD degree, were recorded in Czechia at 33%,

00:33Hungary and Italy at 32%.

00:36This is what the latest Education at a Glance report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development shows.

00:43The report also highlights that young people's education level remains closely tied to that of their parents.

00:50In all countries, children of disadvantaged backgrounds are far less likely to reach higher levels of education

00:56than those from more advantaged backgrounds.

00:59Denmark is the country in the European Union where the gap between young adults with parents holding a university degree

01:05and those whose parents don't have one is the lowest.

01:09On the other hand, in Poland, this gap is the highest.

01:12Higher levels of education are strongly linked to increased employment rates, higher earnings and better health.

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