# EU regions (NUTS 2) by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024

All 19 values come from Invokely for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `higher_education_share_15_plus`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Invokely, Población de 15 y más años con educación superior entre población de 15 y más años (Censo anual, INE) (https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Invokely calculation from Población de 15 y más años con educación superior entre población de 15 y más años (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/higher-education-share-spain/eu-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Basque Country | 43.6 |
| 2 | Community of Madrid | 42.4 |
| 3 | Navarre | 38.2 |
| 4 | Catalonia | 36.7 |
| 5 | Cantabria | 35.5 |
| 6 | Asturias | 35 |
| 7 | Aragon | 34.1 |
| 8 | Castile and León | 32.9 |
| 9 | La Rioja | 32.2 |
| 10 | Galicia | 31.7 |
| 11 | Valencian Community | 30.5 |
| 12 | Canary Islands | 30 |
| 13 | Balearic Islands | 29.5 |
| 14 | Andalusia | 28.6 |
| 15 | Melilla | 27.2 |
| 16 | Region of Murcia | 26.9 |
| 17 | Extremadura | 26.6 |
| 18 | Ceuta | 26.5 |
| 19 | Castilla-La Mancha | 26.2 |