diff --git a/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/base_page.py b/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/base_page.py
index 33a354e3..532c13b4 100644
--- a/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/base_page.py
+++ b/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/base_page.py
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                 className="sticky-top bg-light",
             ),
             dbc.Row(
-                [dbc.CardDeck(id="cards_row", className="mt-3",),], justify="center",
+                [
+                    dbc.CardDeck(
+                        id="cards_row",
+                        className="mt-3",
+                    ),
+                ],
+                justify="center",
             ),
             html.Br(),
             # start first row
@@ -207,7 +213,9 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                                     dcc.Dropdown(
                                         id="main_options",
                                         # className="dcc_control",
-                                        style={"z-index": "11",},
+                                        style={
+                                            "z-index": "11",
+                                        },
                                     ),
                                     dcc.Graph(id="main_area"),
                                     html.Div(
@@ -242,7 +250,10 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                                     # style={"z-index": "15"},
                                 ),
                                 dcc.Graph(id="area_1"),
-                                dbc.RadioItems(id="area_1_breakdowns", inline=True,),
+                                dbc.RadioItems(
+                                    id="area_1_breakdowns",
+                                    inline=True,
+                                ),
                                 html.Div(
                                     fa("fas fa-info-circle"),
                                     id="area_1_info",
@@ -265,7 +276,8 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                         dbc.CardBody(
                             [
                                 dcc.Dropdown(
-                                    id="area_2_options", className="dcc_control",
+                                    id="area_2_options",
+                                    className="dcc_control",
                                 ),
                                 html.Div(
                                     [dcc.Graph(id="area_2")],
@@ -306,7 +318,8 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                         dbc.CardBody(
                             [
                                 dcc.Dropdown(
-                                    id="area_3_options", className="dcc_control",
+                                    id="area_3_options",
+                                    className="dcc_control",
                                 ),
                                 dcc.Graph(id="area_3"),
                                 html.Div(
@@ -331,7 +344,8 @@ def get_base_layout(**kwargs):
                         dbc.CardBody(
                             [
                                 dcc.Dropdown(
-                                    id="area_4_options", className="dcc_control",
+                                    id="area_4_options",
+                                    className="dcc_control",
                                 ),
                                 dcc.Graph(id="area_4"),
                                 html.Div(
@@ -427,7 +441,9 @@ def get_filtered_dataset(theme, years, countries):
         Input("country_selector", "checked"),
         Input("programme-toggle", "checked"),
     ],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def apply_filters(theme, years_slider, country_selector, programme_toggle, indicators):
     ctx = dash.callback_context
@@ -501,7 +517,12 @@ def indicator_card(
     # select last value for each country
     indicator_values = (
         filtered_data.query(query)
-        .groupby(["Geographic area", "TIME_PERIOD",])
+        .groupby(
+            [
+                "Geographic area",
+                "TIME_PERIOD",
+            ]
+        )
         .agg({"OBS_VALUE": "sum", "DATA_SOURCE": "count"})
     ).reset_index()
     numerator_pairs = (
@@ -625,7 +646,9 @@ def indicator_card(
 
 @app.callback(
     Output("cards_row", "children"),
-    [Input("store", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+    ],
     [State("cards_row", "children"), State("indicators", "data")],
 )
 def show_cards(selections, current_cards, indicators_dict):
@@ -651,14 +674,19 @@ def show_cards(selections, current_cards, indicators_dict):
     Output("area_2_options", "options"),
     Output("area_3_options", "options"),
     Output("area_4_options", "options"),
-    [Input("store", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+    ],
     [State("indicators", "data")],
 )
 def set_options(theme, indicators_dict):
     # potentially only use cached version
     return [
         [
-            {"label": item["Indicator"], "value": item["CODE"],}
+            {
+                "label": item["Indicator"],
+                "value": item["CODE"],
+            }
             for item in data[
                 data["CODE"].isin(indicators_dict[theme["theme"]][area]["indicators"])
             ][["CODE", "Indicator"]]
@@ -678,7 +706,9 @@ def set_options(theme, indicators_dict):
     Output("area_2_options", "value"),
     Output("area_3_options", "value"),
     Output("area_4_options", "value"),
-    [Input("store", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+    ],
     [State("indicators", "data")],
 )
 def set_default_values(theme, indicators_dict):
@@ -691,6 +721,19 @@ def set_default_values(theme, indicators_dict):
     ]
 
 
+@app.callback(
+    Output("area_2_types", "value"),
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+    ],
+    [State("indicators", "data")],
+)
+def set_default_chart_types(theme, indicators_dict):
+    # set the default chart type value for area 2 as by default nothing is selected and it is line
+    area = AREA_KEYS[2]
+    return indicators_dict[theme["theme"]][area].get("default_graph")
+
+
 # does this function assume dimension is a disaggregation?
 # should we call it only if dimension is a disaggregation?
 def get_disag_total(data, indicator, dimension, default_total="Total"):
@@ -789,7 +832,10 @@ def get_target_query(data, indicator, dimension="Sex", target_code="Total"):
 
 
 @app.callback(
-    Output("area_1_breakdowns", "options"), [Input("area_1_options", "value"),],
+    Output("area_1_breakdowns", "options"),
+    [
+        Input("area_1_options", "value"),
+    ],
 )
 def breakdown_options(indicator):
 
@@ -816,8 +862,12 @@ def breakdown_options(indicator):
     # Output("area_2_options", "value"),
     # Output("area_3_options", "value"),
     # Output("area_4_options", "value"),
-    [Input("area_1_breakdowns", "options"),],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("area_1_breakdowns", "options"),
+    ],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def set_default_compare(compare_options, indicators_dict):
 
@@ -831,8 +881,13 @@ def set_default_compare(compare_options, indicators_dict):
 @app.callback(
     Output("main_area", "figure"),
     Output("main_area_sources", "children"),
-    [Input("main_options", "value"), Input("store", "data"),],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("main_options", "value"),
+        Input("store", "data"),
+    ],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def main_figure(indicator, selections, indicators_dict):
 
@@ -872,7 +927,9 @@ def main_figure(indicator, selections, indicators_dict):
         Input("area_1_options", "value"),
         Input("area_1_breakdowns", "value"),
     ],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def area_1_figure(selections, indicator, compare, indicators_dict):
 
@@ -929,10 +986,16 @@ def area_1_figure(selections, indicator, compare, indicators_dict):
         Input("area_2_options", "value"),
         Input("area_2_types", "value"),
     ],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def area_2_figure(
-    selections, area_1_selected, area_2_selected, selected_type, indicators_dict,
+    selections,
+    area_1_selected,
+    area_2_selected,
+    selected_type,
+    indicators_dict,
 ):
 
     # only run if both areas (1 and 2) not empty
@@ -996,8 +1059,13 @@ def area_2_figure(
 @app.callback(
     Output("area_3", "figure"),
     Output("area_3_sources", "children"),
-    [Input("store", "data"), Input("area_3_options", "value"),],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+        Input("area_3_options", "value"),
+    ],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def area_3_figure(selections, indicator, indicators_dict):
 
@@ -1038,8 +1106,13 @@ def area_3_figure(selections, indicator, indicators_dict):
 @app.callback(
     Output("area_4", "figure"),
     Output("area_4_sources", "children"),
-    [Input("store", "data"), Input("area_4_options", "value"),],
-    [State("indicators", "data"),],
+    [
+        Input("store", "data"),
+        Input("area_4_options", "value"),
+    ],
+    [
+        State("indicators", "data"),
+    ],
 )
 def area_4_figure(selections, indicator, indicators_dict):
 
diff --git a/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/education.py b/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/education.py
index 6bcfd54b..78a9803b 100755
--- a/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/education.py
+++ b/transmonee_dashboard/src/transmonee_dashboard/pages/education.py
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
         "AREA_1": {
             "type": "bar",
             "options": dict(
-                x="Geographic area", y="OBS_VALUE", barmode="group", text="TIME_PERIOD",
+                x="Geographic area",
+                y="OBS_VALUE",
+                barmode="group",
+                text="TIME_PERIOD",
             ),
             "compare": "Sex",
             "indicators": [
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@
                 "EDUNF_NIR_L1_ENTRYAGE",
                 "EDUNF_TRANRA_L2",
             ],
-            # "default": "EDUNF_ROFST_L3",
+            "default": "EDUNF_GER_L3",
         },
         "AREA_3": {
             "type": "bar",
@@ -208,7 +211,10 @@
         "AREA_1": {
             "type": "bar",
             "options": dict(
-                x="Geographic area", y="OBS_VALUE", barmode="group", text="TIME_PERIOD",
+                x="Geographic area",
+                y="OBS_VALUE",
+                barmode="group",
+                text="TIME_PERIOD",
             ),
             "compare": "Sex",
             "indicators": [
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@
                 "EDUNF_LR_YOUTH",
                 "EDUNF_LR_ADULT",
             ],
-            # "default": "EDU_SDG_STU_L2_GLAST_MAT",
+            "default": "EDU_SDG_STU_L2_GLAST_MAT",
         },
         "AREA_3": {
             "type": "bar",
@@ -353,7 +359,10 @@
         "AREA_1": {
             "type": "bar",
             "options": dict(
-                x="Geographic area", y="OBS_VALUE", barmode="group", text="TIME_PERIOD",
+                x="Geographic area",
+                y="OBS_VALUE",
+                barmode="group",
+                text="TIME_PERIOD",
             ),
             "compare": "Sex",
             "indicators": [
@@ -414,7 +423,7 @@
                 "EDUNF_STU_L2_PRV",
                 "EDUNF_STU_L3_PRV",
             ],
-            # "default": "EDUNF_PRP_L2",
+            "default": "EDUNF_PRP_L2",
         },
         "AREA_3": {
             "type": "bar",