Education indicators by NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
88.2
Malta
Lowest
22.5
Liechtenstein
Median
51.7
Years covered
9
2004–2012
Data points
2,981

What the numbers show

Education indicators by NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 88.2 in Malta; the lowest is 22.5 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.7, and the mean is 49.26.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 115.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 25.1%).

Education indicators by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 88.2 2012 up 96.0% rising
2 Cyprus 86.8 2012 up 0.2% flat
3 Hungary 72.7 2012 down 5.5% flat
4 Lithuania 71.3 2012 down 5.2% falling
4 Lithuania 71.3 2012 down 5.2% falling
6 Ireland 67.8 2012 up 2.0% flat
7 Greece 66.9 2012 up 1.4% flat
8 Iceland 66.4 2012 flat
9 Estonia 65.9 2012 down 6.0% falling
9 Estonia 65.9 2012 down 6.0% falling
11 United Kingdom 61.4 2012 up 115.4% rising
11 United Kingdom 61.4 2012 up 115.4% rising
13 Latvia 61 2012 down 3.5% flat
13 Latvia 61 2012 down 3.5% flat
15 Portugal 56.4 2012 down 21.1% falling
16 Türkiye 56.1 2012 down 11.4% falling
17 France 55.8 2012 up 28.3% rising
18 Spain 54.5 2012 down 11.1% falling
19 Denmark 53.9 2012 up 1.3% flat
20 Poland 51.8 2012 up 2.6% flat
20 Poland 51.8 2012 up 2.6% flat
22 Germany 51.7 2012 up 33.2% rising
23 Sweden 50.6 2012 up 8.6% flat
24 Bulgaria 49.4 2012 up 10.3% rising
25 Norway 48 2012 up 20.0% rising
26 Italy 40.7 2012 up 9.4% rising
27 North Macedonia 40.2 2012 flat
28 Luxembourg 39.3 2012 up 8.9% rising
29 Romania 38.1 2012 up 8.2% rising
30 Switzerland 34.8 2012 down 1.1% flat
31 Slovenia 33.8 2012 up 7.6% rising
31 Slovenia 33.8 2012 up 7.6% rising
33 Netherlands 30.5 2012 down 1.3% flat
33 Netherlands 30.5 2012 down 1.3% flat
35 Finland 29.9 2012 down 25.1% falling
36 Slovakia 29.7 2012 up 14.7% rising
36 Slovakia 29.7 2012 up 14.7% rising
38 Croatia 28.7 2012 up 7.1% rising
38 Croatia 28.7 2012 up 7.1% rising
40 Czechia 27.3 2012 up 32.5% rising
41 Belgium 27.2 2012 down 14.5% falling
42 Austria 24.7 2012 up 15.4% rising
43 Liechtenstein 22.5 2012 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
365 places, 2,981 data points, 2004–2012
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