Population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain)
Residents aged 15 and over whose highest completed level is higher education (university degrees and higher vocational training, ISCED 5 to 8), as a percentage of all residents aged 15 and over, on 1 January. INE annual census.
Spain only, down to every municipality, from 2021. The base includes people aged 15 to 24 who are still studying, so the share is lower than tertiary_attainment_share_25_64 (Eurostat, ages 25 to 64), which is the series to compare countries.
Key facts
- Basque Country had the highest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain) of 19 regions in 2024, at 43.6%, and Castilla-La Mancha the lowest, at 26.2%. Source: INE.
- Published for 7,636 places, with figures from 2021 to 2024.
Rankings
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Castile and León
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha
- Municipalities in Andalusia
- Municipalities in Aragon
- Municipalities in Valencian Community
- Municipalities in Extremadura
- Municipalities in Salamanca province
EU regions (NUTS 2) by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024
How it is calculated
Invokely calculation: residents aged 15 and over with higher education divided by all residents aged 15 and over, same place and year, both from the INE annual census.
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Galicia
- Castile and León
- Canary Islands
- Basque Country
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Region of Murcia
- Extremadura
- Balearic Islands
- La Rioja
- Cantabria
- Navarre
- Asturias
Provinces and counties
- Madrid province
- Barcelona province
- Valencia province
- Alicante province
- Seville province
- Málaga province
- Murcia province
- Cádiz province
- Balearic Islands province
- Las Palmas province
- Cáceres province
- Ciudad Real province
- Castellón province
- A Coruña province
- Córdoba province
- Girona province
Municipalities and cities
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- València
- Zaragoza
- Sevilla
- Málaga
- Murcia
- Palma
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Alacant/Alicante
- Mataró
- Andújar
- Molins de Rei
- La Rinconada
- Utrera
- Leioa
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"higher_education_share_15_plus","level":"region","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=higher_education_share_15_plus&level=region&within=European%20Union%20(27)