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

All 52 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/spain-provinces

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gipuzkoa province | 44.6 |
| 2 | Biscay province | 43.3 |
| 3 | Madrid province | 42.4 |
| 4 | Álava province | 42 |
| 5 | Barcelona province | 39 |
| 6 | Navarre province | 38.2 |
| 7 | Burgos province | 36.4 |
| 8 | Valladolid province | 36.2 |
| 9 | Cantabria province | 35.5 |
| 10 | Zaragoza province | 35.4 |
| 11 | Asturias province | 35 |
| 12 | A Coruña province | 34.6 |
| 13 | Salamanca province | 34.5 |
| 14 | Valencia province | 34.4 |
| 15 | Segovia province | 32.8 |
| 16 | Soria province | 32.6 |
| 17 | Guadalajara province | 32.3 |
| 18 | Granada province | 32.3 |
| 19 | La Rioja province | 32.2 |
| 20 | Huesca province | 31.7 |
| 21 | Palencia province | 31.7 |
| 22 | Pontevedra province | 31.1 |
| 23 | Tarragona province | 31 |
| 24 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife province | 31 |
| 25 | Lleida province | 30.6 |
| 26 | Seville province | 30.5 |
| 27 | León province | 30.2 |
| 28 | Girona province | 29.7 |
| 29 | Balearic Islands province | 29.5 |
| 30 | Las Palmas province | 29.1 |
| 31 | Córdoba province | 28.9 |
| 32 | Teruel province | 28.8 |
| 33 | Castellón province | 28.8 |
| 34 | Lugo province | 28.7 |
| 35 | Málaga province | 28.6 |
| 36 | Ávila province | 27.7 |
| 37 | Cádiz province | 27.5 |
| 38 | Melilla province | 27.2 |
| 39 | Murcia province | 26.9 |
| 40 | Zamora province | 26.6 |
| 41 | Badajoz province | 26.6 |
| 42 | Cáceres province | 26.6 |
| 43 | Albacete province | 26.5 |
| 44 | Ceuta province | 26.5 |
| 45 | Ciudad Real province | 26.2 |
| 46 | Ourense province | 26.1 |
| 47 | Jaén province | 25.9 |
| 48 | Alicante province | 25.7 |
| 49 | Huelva province | 25.4 |
| 50 | Almería province | 25.1 |
| 51 | Toledo province | 24.5 |
| 52 | Cuenca province | 23.8 |