Second was Central Macedonia with 36.4%. Third was Epirus with 35.4%. Attica stands out by eight points from the second. Only 4 of the 13 regions had at least 30%.
At the other end, the lowest share was recorded in North Aegean, 21.3%. The Ionian Islands had 21.6% and Western Greece 21.7%, so the three lowest regions were less than half a point apart. In Attica, in other words, the share of graduates is double that of the regions at the bottom of the list.
For the whole country the rate was 34.9%, two points below the EU average (36.9%).
Regional values need caution, because the Labour Force Survey is carried out with a sample. For another indicator of the same survey, ELSTAT gives much greater uncertainty for North Aegean than for Attica, so the order among regions with close values is not certain.
The indicator counts those with a university or equivalent degree, a master's degree or a doctorate. The series starts in 2021, the year the survey changed.
Sources: Eurostat, ELSTAT (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, Hellenic Statistical Authority).
