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Provinces of Spain by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024

Gipuzkoa province had the highest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2024, at 44.6%. Cuenca province had the lowest, at 23.8%. The median was 30.3% and the figure for Spain was 33.6%. Source: INE.

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Highest44.6Gipuzkoa province
Lowest23.8Cuenca province
Median30.352 provinces
Spain33.6History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 42 %Albacete province: 26.5 %Alicante province: 25.7 %Almería province: 25.1 %Ávila province: 27.7 %Badajoz province: 26.6 %Balearic Islands province: 29.5 %Barcelona province: 39 %Burgos province: 36.4 %Cáceres province: 26.6 %Cádiz province: 27.5 %Castellón province: 28.8 %Ciudad Real province: 26.2 %Córdoba province: 28.9 %A Coruña province: 34.6 %Cuenca province: 23.8 %Girona province: 29.7 %Granada province: 32.3 %Guadalajara province: 32.3 %Gipuzkoa province: 44.6 %Huelva province: 25.4 %Huesca province: 31.7 %Jaén province: 25.9 %León province: 30.2 %Lleida province: 30.6 %La Rioja province: 32.2 %Lugo province: 28.7 %Madrid province: 42.4 %Málaga province: 28.6 %Murcia province: 26.9 %Navarre province: 38.2 %Ourense province: 26.1 %Asturias province: 35 %Palencia province: 31.7 %Las Palmas province: 29.1 %Pontevedra province: 31.1 %Salamanca province: 34.5 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 31 %Cantabria province: 35.5 %Segovia province: 32.8 %Seville province: 30.5 %Soria province: 32.6 %Tarragona province: 31 %Teruel province: 28.8 %Toledo province: 24.5 %Valencia province: 34.4 %Valladolid province: 36.2 %Biscay province: 43.3 %Zamora province: 26.6 %Zaragoza province: 35.4 %Ceuta province: 26.5 %Melilla province: 27.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Gipuzkoa province: 44.6 %Gipuzkoa province44.6Biscay province: 43.3 %Biscay province43.3Madrid province: 42.4 %Madrid province42.4Álava province: 42 %Álava province42Barcelona province: 39 %Barcelona province39Navarre province: 38.2 %Navarre province38.2Burgos province: 36.4 %Burgos province36.4Valladolid province: 36.2 %Valladolid province36.2Cantabria province: 35.5 %Cantabria province35.5Zaragoza province: 35.4 %Zaragoza province35.4Asturias province: 35 %Asturias province35A Coruña province: 34.6 %A Coruña province34.6Salamanca province: 34.5 %Salamanca province34.5Valencia province: 34.4 %Valencia province34.4Segovia province: 32.8 %Segovia province32.8Soria province: 32.6 %Soria province32.6Guadalajara province: 32.3 %Guadalajara province32.3Granada province: 32.3 %Granada province32.3La Rioja province: 32.2 %La Rioja province32.2Huesca province: 31.7 %Huesca province31.7Palencia province: 31.7 %Palencia province31.7Pontevedra province: 31.1 %Pontevedra province31.1Tarragona province: 31 %Tarragona province31Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 31 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province31Lleida province: 30.6 %Lleida province30.6Seville province: 30.5 %Seville province30.5León province: 30.2 %León province30.2Girona province: 29.7 %Girona province29.7Balearic Islands province: 29.5 %Balearic Islands province29.5Las Palmas province: 29.1 %Las Palmas province29.1Córdoba province: 28.9 %Córdoba province28.9Teruel province: 28.8 %Teruel province28.8Castellón province: 28.8 %Castellón province28.8Lugo province: 28.7 %Lugo province28.7Málaga province: 28.6 %Málaga province28.6Ávila province: 27.7 %Ávila province27.7Cádiz province: 27.5 %Cádiz province27.5Melilla province: 27.2 %Melilla province27.2Murcia province: 26.9 %Murcia province26.9Zamora province: 26.6 %Zamora province26.6Badajoz province: 26.6 %Badajoz province26.6Cáceres province: 26.6 %Cáceres province26.6Albacete province: 26.5 %Albacete province26.5Ceuta province: 26.5 %Ceuta province26.5Ciudad Real province: 26.2 %Ciudad Real province26.2Ourense province: 26.1 %Ourense province26.1Jaén province: 25.9 %Jaén province25.9Alicante province: 25.7 %Alicante province25.7Huelva province: 25.4 %Huelva province25.4Almería province: 25.1 %Almería province25.1Toledo province: 24.5 %Toledo province24.5Cuenca province: 23.8 %Cuenca province23.8Gipuzkoa province: 44.6 %Gipuzkoa province44.6Biscay province: 43.3 %Biscay province43.3Madrid province: 42.4 %Madrid province42.4Álava province: 42 %Álava province42Barcelona province: 39 %Barcelona province39Navarre province: 38.2 %Navarre province38.2Burgos province: 36.4 %Burgos province36.4Valladolid province: 36.2 %Valladolid province36.2Cantabria province: 35.5 %Cantabria province35.5Zaragoza province: 35.4 %Zaragoza province35.4Asturias province: 35 %Asturias province35A Coruña province: 34.6 %A Coruña province34.6Salamanca province: 34.5 %Salamanca province34.5Valencia province: 34.4 %Valencia province34.4Segovia province: 32.8 %Segovia province32.8Soria province: 32.6 %Soria province32.6Guadalajara province: 32.3 %Guadalajara province32.3Granada province: 32.3 %Granada province32.3La Rioja province: 32.2 %La Rioja province32.2Huesca province: 31.7 %Huesca province31.7Palencia province: 31.7 %Palencia province31.7Pontevedra province: 31.1 %Pontevedra province31.1Tarragona province: 31 %Tarragona province31Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 31 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province31Lleida province: 30.6 %Lleida province30.6Seville province: 30.5 %Seville province30.5León province: 30.2 %León province30.2Girona province: 29.7 %Girona province29.7Balearic Islands province: 29.5 %Balearic Islands province29.5Las Palmas province: 29.1 %Las Palmas province29.1Córdoba province: 28.9 %Córdoba province28.9Teruel province: 28.8 %Teruel province28.8Castellón province: 28.8 %Castellón province28.8Lugo province: 28.7 %Lugo province28.7Málaga province: 28.6 %Málaga province28.6Ávila province: 27.7 %Ávila province27.7Cádiz province: 27.5 %Cádiz province27.5Melilla province: 27.2 %Melilla province27.2Murcia province: 26.9 %Murcia province26.9Zamora province: 26.6 %Zamora province26.6Badajoz province: 26.6 %Badajoz province26.6Cáceres province: 26.6 %Cáceres province26.6Albacete province: 26.5 %Albacete province26.5Ceuta province: 26.5 %Ceuta province26.5Ciudad Real province: 26.2 %Ciudad Real province26.2Ourense province: 26.1 %Ourense province26.1Jaén province: 25.9 %Jaén province25.9Alicante province: 25.7 %Alicante province25.7Huelva province: 25.4 %Huelva province25.4Almería province: 25.1 %Almería province25.1Toledo province: 24.5 %Toledo province24.5Cuenca province: 23.8 %Cuenca province23.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gipuzkoa province44.6+0.7 pts
2Biscay province43.3+0.8 pts
3Madrid province42.4+0.6 pts
4Álava province42+0.6 pts
5Barcelona province39+1.3 pts
6Navarre province38.2+0.5 pts
7Burgos province36.4+0.6 pts
8Valladolid province36.2+0.7 pts
9Cantabria province35.5+0.7 pts
10Zaragoza province35.4+0.5 pts
11Asturias province35+0.7 pts
12A Coruña province34.6+0.7 pts
13Salamanca province34.5+0.8 pts
14Valencia province34.4+0.9 pts
15Segovia province32.8+0.5 pts
16Soria province32.6+0.7 pts
17Guadalajara province32.3+0.6 pts
18Granada province32.3+0.7 pts
19La Rioja province32.2+0.6 pts
20Huesca province31.7+0.4 pts
21Palencia province31.7+0.5 pts
22Pontevedra province31.1+0.7 pts
23Tarragona province31+0.6 pts
24Santa Cruz de Tenerife province31+0.6 pts
25Lleida province30.6+0.5 pts
26Seville province30.5+0.8 pts
27León province30.2+0.6 pts
28Girona province29.7+0.5 pts
29Balearic Islands province29.5+0.6 pts
30Las Palmas province29.1+0.7 pts
31Córdoba province28.9+0.7 pts
32Teruel province28.8+0.7 pts
33Castellón province28.8+0.6 pts
34Lugo province28.7+0.6 pts
35Málaga province28.6+0.7 pts
36Ávila province27.7+0.6 pts
37Cádiz province27.5+0.6 pts
38Melilla province27.2+0.4 pts
39Murcia province26.9+0.5 pts
40Zamora province26.6+0.6 pts
41Badajoz province26.6+0.5 pts
42Cáceres province26.6+0.6 pts
43Albacete province26.5+0.6 pts
44Ceuta province26.5+0.6 pts
45Ciudad Real province26.2+0.6 pts
46Ourense province26.1+0.6 pts
47Jaén province25.9+0.6 pts
48Alicante province25.7+0.6 pts
49Huelva province25.4+0.5 pts
50Almería province25.1+1.7 pts
51Toledo province24.5+0.5 pts
52Cuenca province23.8+0.6 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Población de 15 y más años con educación superior entre población de 15 y más años (Censo anual, INE) (Provinces of Spain by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by INE. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus

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Población de 15 y más años con educación superior entre población de 15 y más años (Censo anual, INE), Provinces of Spain by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024. Calculated from data by INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely (no date) Población de 15 y más años con educación superior entre población de 15 y más años (Censo anual, INE), Provinces of Spain by population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by INE. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain)?

Gipuzkoa province, with 44.6% in 2024, according to INE.

Which province has the lowest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain)?

Cuenca province, with 23.8% in 2024.

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