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

Gipuzkoa province had the highest population with higher education, aged 15 and over (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2021, at 42.3%. Cuenca province had the lowest, at 22%. The median was 28.2% and the figure for Spain was 31.4%. Source: INE.

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Highest42.3Gipuzkoa province
Lowest22Cuenca province
Median28.252 provinces
Spain31.4History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 40.3 %Albacete province: 24.7 %Alicante province: 23.7 %Almería province: 22.6 %Ávila province: 25.7 %Badajoz province: 24.8 %Balearic Islands province: 27.3 %Barcelona province: 35.9 %Burgos province: 34.6 %Cáceres province: 24.6 %Cádiz province: 25.5 %Castellón province: 26.7 %Ciudad Real province: 24.5 %Córdoba province: 26.9 %A Coruña province: 32.2 %Cuenca province: 22 %Girona province: 27.7 %Granada province: 30 %Guadalajara province: 30.7 %Gipuzkoa province: 42.3 %Huelva province: 24 %Huesca province: 29.8 %Jaén province: 24.2 %León province: 28.1 %Lleida province: 28.9 %La Rioja province: 30.3 %Lugo province: 26.7 %Madrid province: 40.3 %Málaga province: 26.3 %Murcia province: 25.4 %Navarre province: 36.5 %Ourense province: 24.3 %Asturias province: 32.7 %Palencia province: 29.9 %Las Palmas province: 27 %Pontevedra province: 28.8 %Salamanca province: 32.1 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 28.7 %Cantabria province: 33.2 %Segovia province: 31 %Seville province: 28.2 %Soria province: 30.6 %Tarragona province: 28.8 %Teruel province: 26.6 %Toledo province: 23 %Valencia province: 31.5 %Valladolid province: 34.1 %Biscay province: 40.9 %Zamora province: 24.7 %Zaragoza province: 33.7 %Ceuta province: 24.3 %Melilla province: 25.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Gipuzkoa province: 42.3 %Gipuzkoa province42.3Biscay province: 40.9 %Biscay province40.9Madrid province: 40.3 %Madrid province40.3Álava province: 40.3 %Álava province40.3Navarre province: 36.5 %Navarre province36.5Barcelona province: 35.9 %Barcelona province35.9Burgos province: 34.6 %Burgos province34.6Valladolid province: 34.1 %Valladolid province34.1Zaragoza province: 33.7 %Zaragoza province33.7Cantabria province: 33.2 %Cantabria province33.2Asturias province: 32.7 %Asturias province32.7A Coruña province: 32.2 %A Coruña province32.2Salamanca province: 32.1 %Salamanca province32.1Valencia province: 31.5 %Valencia province31.5Segovia province: 31 %Segovia province31Guadalajara province: 30.7 %Guadalajara province30.7Soria province: 30.6 %Soria province30.6La Rioja province: 30.3 %La Rioja province30.3Granada province: 30 %Granada province30Palencia province: 29.9 %Palencia province29.9Huesca province: 29.8 %Huesca province29.8Lleida province: 28.9 %Lleida province28.9Pontevedra province: 28.8 %Pontevedra province28.8Tarragona province: 28.8 %Tarragona province28.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 28.7 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province28.7Seville province: 28.2 %Seville province28.2León province: 28.1 %León province28.1Girona province: 27.7 %Girona province27.7Balearic Islands province: 27.3 %Balearic Islands province27.3Las Palmas province: 27 %Las Palmas province27Córdoba province: 26.9 %Córdoba province26.9Lugo province: 26.7 %Lugo province26.7Castellón province: 26.7 %Castellón province26.7Teruel province: 26.6 %Teruel province26.6Málaga province: 26.3 %Málaga province26.3Ávila province: 25.7 %Ávila province25.7Cádiz province: 25.5 %Cádiz province25.5Murcia province: 25.4 %Murcia province25.4Melilla province: 25.4 %Melilla province25.4Badajoz province: 24.8 %Badajoz province24.8Albacete province: 24.7 %Albacete province24.7Zamora province: 24.7 %Zamora province24.7Cáceres province: 24.6 %Cáceres province24.6Ciudad Real province: 24.5 %Ciudad Real province24.5Ceuta province: 24.3 %Ceuta province24.3Ourense province: 24.3 %Ourense province24.3Jaén province: 24.2 %Jaén province24.2Huelva province: 24 %Huelva province24Alicante province: 23.7 %Alicante province23.7Toledo province: 23 %Toledo province23Almería province: 22.6 %Almería province22.6Cuenca province: 22 %Cuenca province22Gipuzkoa province: 42.3 %Gipuzkoa province42.3Biscay province: 40.9 %Biscay province40.9Madrid province: 40.3 %Madrid province40.3Álava province: 40.3 %Álava province40.3Navarre province: 36.5 %Navarre province36.5Barcelona province: 35.9 %Barcelona province35.9Burgos province: 34.6 %Burgos province34.6Valladolid province: 34.1 %Valladolid province34.1Zaragoza province: 33.7 %Zaragoza province33.7Cantabria province: 33.2 %Cantabria province33.2Asturias province: 32.7 %Asturias province32.7A Coruña province: 32.2 %A Coruña province32.2Salamanca province: 32.1 %Salamanca province32.1Valencia province: 31.5 %Valencia province31.5Segovia province: 31 %Segovia province31Guadalajara province: 30.7 %Guadalajara province30.7Soria province: 30.6 %Soria province30.6La Rioja province: 30.3 %La Rioja province30.3Granada province: 30 %Granada province30Palencia province: 29.9 %Palencia province29.9Huesca province: 29.8 %Huesca province29.8Lleida province: 28.9 %Lleida province28.9Pontevedra province: 28.8 %Pontevedra province28.8Tarragona province: 28.8 %Tarragona province28.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 28.7 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province28.7Seville province: 28.2 %Seville province28.2León province: 28.1 %León province28.1Girona province: 27.7 %Girona province27.7Balearic Islands province: 27.3 %Balearic Islands province27.3Las Palmas province: 27 %Las Palmas province27Córdoba province: 26.9 %Córdoba province26.9Lugo province: 26.7 %Lugo province26.7Castellón province: 26.7 %Castellón province26.7Teruel province: 26.6 %Teruel province26.6Málaga province: 26.3 %Málaga province26.3Ávila province: 25.7 %Ávila province25.7Cádiz province: 25.5 %Cádiz province25.5Murcia province: 25.4 %Murcia province25.4Melilla province: 25.4 %Melilla province25.4Badajoz province: 24.8 %Badajoz province24.8Albacete province: 24.7 %Albacete province24.7Zamora province: 24.7 %Zamora province24.7Cáceres province: 24.6 %Cáceres province24.6Ciudad Real province: 24.5 %Ciudad Real province24.5Ceuta province: 24.3 %Ceuta province24.3Ourense province: 24.3 %Ourense province24.3Jaén province: 24.2 %Jaén province24.2Huelva province: 24 %Huelva province24Alicante province: 23.7 %Alicante province23.7Toledo province: 23 %Toledo province23Almería province: 22.6 %Almería province22.6Cuenca province: 22 %Cuenca province22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021 (%)
1Gipuzkoa province42.3
2Biscay province40.9
3Madrid province40.3
4Álava province40.3
5Navarre province36.5
6Barcelona province35.9
7Burgos province34.6
8Valladolid province34.1
9Zaragoza province33.7
10Cantabria province33.2
11Asturias province32.7
12A Coruña province32.2
13Salamanca province32.1
14Valencia province31.5
15Segovia province31
16Guadalajara province30.7
17Soria province30.6
18La Rioja province30.3
19Granada province30
20Palencia province29.9
21Huesca province29.8
22Lleida province28.9
23Pontevedra province28.8
24Tarragona province28.8
25Santa Cruz de Tenerife province28.7
26Seville province28.2
27León province28.1
28Girona province27.7
29Balearic Islands province27.3
30Las Palmas province27
31Córdoba province26.9
32Lugo province26.7
33Castellón province26.7
34Teruel province26.6
35Málaga province26.3
36Ávila province25.7
37Cádiz province25.5
38Murcia province25.4
39Melilla province25.4
40Badajoz province24.8
41Albacete province24.7
42Zamora province24.7
43Cáceres province24.6
44Ciudad Real province24.5
45Ceuta province24.3
46Ourense province24.3
47Jaén province24.2
48Huelva province24
49Alicante province23.7
50Toledo province23
51Almería province22.6
52Cuenca province22

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

Gipuzkoa province, with 42.3% in 2021, according to INE.

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

Cuenca province, with 22% in 2021.

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