Many research projects also include outreach and educational components, and also aim to raise the profile of science and academia amongst the general public. Level of educational attainment provides an indication of the ultimate outcomes of these activities but is also dependent on wider factors such as investment in education. Source: Eurostat
| Geo | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 30.5 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 25.7 | 25.1 |
| European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) | 29.7 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 24.9 | - |
| European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) | 32.2 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 26.9 | - |
| Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015) | 33.3 | 32.5 | 31.4 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 27.3 |
| Belgium | 31.9 | 31.4 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 25.0 |
| Bulgaria | 24.0 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Czechia | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Denmark | 30.9 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.9 |
| Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 20.1 |
| Estonia | 17.7 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Ireland | 29.1 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 19.6 |
| Greece | 37.1 | 35.9 | 34.5 | 33.1 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 25.9 | 24.3 |
| Spain | 47.0 | 46.4 | 45.6 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 40.8 | 39.6 | 38.2 |
| France | 31.2 | 30.4 | 28.0 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.3 |
| Croatia | 24.6 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.5 |
| Italy | 45.5 | 44.2 | 43.4 | 42.3 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 40.9 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 39.0 |
| Cyprus | 28.3 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.0 |
| Latvia | 19.5 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
| Lithuania | 15.9 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Luxembourg | 29.1 | 28.4 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 30.3 | 28.2 | 30.5 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 27.2 |
| Hungary | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.7 |
| Malta | 57.8 | 55.8 | 53.2 | 50.8 | 48.9 | 46.3 | 44.2 | 41.0 | 38.8 | 37.0 |
| Netherlands | 31.6 | 30.8 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 24.0 |
| Austria | 23.1 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Poland | 17.5 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
| Portugal | 64.2 | 61.6 | 59.4 | 56.3 | 54.4 | 52.9 | 51.7 | 49.8 | 47.6 | 44.5 |
| Romania | 30.0 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 23.7 |
| Slovenia | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Slovakia | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| Finland | 22.9 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 15.9 |
| Sweden | 24.4 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| Iceland | 36.9 | 36.5 | 35.2 | 33.6 | 32.5 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 27.6 |
| Norway | 25.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.5 |
| Switzerland | 21.4 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
| United Kingdom | 23.8 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.1 | - |
| Montenegro | 22.4 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| North Macedonia | 38.0 | 36.9 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 30.6 | 29.7 |
| Serbia | 28.8 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.3 |
| Turkey | 70.0 | 68.5 | 67.7 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 64.4 | 63.4 | 62.3 | 60.5 | 58.7 |