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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 2022, at 43.1%. Cuenca province had the lowest, at 22.7%. The median was 28.9% and the figure for Spain was 32.2%. Source: INE.

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Highest43.1Gipuzkoa province
Lowest22.7Cuenca province
Median28.952 provinces
Spain32.2History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 40.9 %Albacete province: 25.4 %Alicante province: 24.4 %Almería province: 23 %Ávila province: 26.6 %Badajoz province: 25.5 %Balearic Islands province: 28.2 %Barcelona province: 36.7 %Burgos province: 35.3 %Cáceres province: 25.3 %Cádiz province: 26.3 %Castellón province: 27.4 %Ciudad Real province: 25.1 %Córdoba province: 27.6 %A Coruña province: 33.1 %Cuenca province: 22.7 %Girona province: 28.5 %Granada province: 30.8 %Guadalajara province: 31.3 %Gipuzkoa province: 43.1 %Huelva province: 24.5 %Huesca province: 30.7 %Jaén province: 24.8 %León province: 28.9 %Lleida province: 29.6 %La Rioja province: 31 %Lugo province: 27.5 %Madrid province: 41.1 %Málaga province: 27.2 %Murcia province: 26 %Navarre province: 37.2 %Ourense province: 25 %Asturias province: 33.6 %Palencia province: 30.6 %Las Palmas province: 27.8 %Pontevedra province: 29.6 %Salamanca province: 32.9 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 29.6 %Cantabria province: 34.1 %Segovia province: 31.9 %Seville province: 29 %Soria province: 31.4 %Tarragona province: 29.6 %Teruel province: 27.4 %Toledo province: 23.7 %Valencia province: 32.5 %Valladolid province: 34.8 %Biscay province: 41.7 %Zamora province: 25.4 %Zaragoza province: 34.3 %Ceuta province: 25.2 %Melilla province: 26.3 %
  • Under 25
  • 25 to 27
  • 27 to 29
  • 29 to 31
  • 31 to 34
  • 34 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Gipuzkoa province: 43.1 %Gipuzkoa province43.1Biscay province: 41.7 %Biscay province41.7Madrid province: 41.1 %Madrid province41.1Álava province: 40.9 %Álava province40.9Navarre province: 37.2 %Navarre province37.2Barcelona province: 36.7 %Barcelona province36.7Burgos province: 35.3 %Burgos province35.3Valladolid province: 34.8 %Valladolid province34.8Zaragoza province: 34.3 %Zaragoza province34.3Cantabria province: 34.1 %Cantabria province34.1Asturias province: 33.6 %Asturias province33.6A Coruña province: 33.1 %A Coruña province33.1Salamanca province: 32.9 %Salamanca province32.9Valencia province: 32.5 %Valencia province32.5Segovia province: 31.9 %Segovia province31.9Soria province: 31.4 %Soria province31.4Guadalajara province: 31.3 %Guadalajara province31.3La Rioja province: 31 %La Rioja province31Granada province: 30.8 %Granada province30.8Huesca province: 30.7 %Huesca province30.7Palencia province: 30.6 %Palencia province30.6Pontevedra province: 29.6 %Pontevedra province29.6Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 29.6 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province29.6Tarragona province: 29.6 %Tarragona province29.6Lleida province: 29.6 %Lleida province29.6Seville province: 29 %Seville province29León province: 28.9 %León province28.9Girona province: 28.5 %Girona province28.5Balearic Islands province: 28.2 %Balearic Islands province28.2Las Palmas province: 27.8 %Las Palmas province27.8Córdoba province: 27.6 %Córdoba province27.6Lugo province: 27.5 %Lugo province27.5Castellón province: 27.4 %Castellón province27.4Teruel province: 27.4 %Teruel province27.4Málaga province: 27.2 %Málaga province27.2Ávila province: 26.6 %Ávila province26.6Melilla province: 26.3 %Melilla province26.3Cádiz province: 26.3 %Cádiz province26.3Murcia province: 26 %Murcia province26Badajoz province: 25.5 %Badajoz province25.5Zamora province: 25.4 %Zamora province25.4Albacete province: 25.4 %Albacete province25.4Cáceres province: 25.3 %Cáceres province25.3Ceuta province: 25.2 %Ceuta province25.2Ciudad Real province: 25.1 %Ciudad Real province25.1Ourense province: 25 %Ourense province25Jaén province: 24.8 %Jaén province24.8Huelva province: 24.5 %Huelva province24.5Alicante province: 24.4 %Alicante province24.4Toledo province: 23.7 %Toledo province23.7Almería province: 23 %Almería province23Cuenca province: 22.7 %Cuenca province22.7Gipuzkoa province: 43.1 %Gipuzkoa province43.1Biscay province: 41.7 %Biscay province41.7Madrid province: 41.1 %Madrid province41.1Álava province: 40.9 %Álava province40.9Navarre province: 37.2 %Navarre province37.2Barcelona province: 36.7 %Barcelona province36.7Burgos province: 35.3 %Burgos province35.3Valladolid province: 34.8 %Valladolid province34.8Zaragoza province: 34.3 %Zaragoza province34.3Cantabria province: 34.1 %Cantabria province34.1Asturias province: 33.6 %Asturias province33.6A Coruña province: 33.1 %A Coruña province33.1Salamanca province: 32.9 %Salamanca province32.9Valencia province: 32.5 %Valencia province32.5Segovia province: 31.9 %Segovia province31.9Soria province: 31.4 %Soria province31.4Guadalajara province: 31.3 %Guadalajara province31.3La Rioja province: 31 %La Rioja province31Granada province: 30.8 %Granada province30.8Huesca province: 30.7 %Huesca province30.7Palencia province: 30.6 %Palencia province30.6Pontevedra province: 29.6 %Pontevedra province29.6Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 29.6 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province29.6Tarragona province: 29.6 %Tarragona province29.6Lleida province: 29.6 %Lleida province29.6Seville province: 29 %Seville province29León province: 28.9 %León province28.9Girona province: 28.5 %Girona province28.5Balearic Islands province: 28.2 %Balearic Islands province28.2Las Palmas province: 27.8 %Las Palmas province27.8Córdoba province: 27.6 %Córdoba province27.6Lugo province: 27.5 %Lugo province27.5Castellón province: 27.4 %Castellón province27.4Teruel province: 27.4 %Teruel province27.4Málaga province: 27.2 %Málaga province27.2Ávila province: 26.6 %Ávila province26.6Melilla province: 26.3 %Melilla province26.3Cádiz province: 26.3 %Cádiz province26.3Murcia province: 26 %Murcia province26Badajoz province: 25.5 %Badajoz province25.5Zamora province: 25.4 %Zamora province25.4Albacete province: 25.4 %Albacete province25.4Cáceres province: 25.3 %Cáceres province25.3Ceuta province: 25.2 %Ceuta province25.2Ciudad Real province: 25.1 %Ciudad Real province25.1Ourense province: 25 %Ourense province25Jaén province: 24.8 %Jaén province24.8Huelva province: 24.5 %Huelva province24.5Alicante province: 24.4 %Alicante province24.4Toledo province: 23.7 %Toledo province23.7Almería province: 23 %Almería province23Cuenca province: 22.7 %Cuenca province22.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gipuzkoa province43.1+0.9 pts
2Biscay province41.7+0.9 pts
3Madrid province41.1+0.8 pts
4Álava province40.9+0.7 pts
5Navarre province37.2+0.7 pts
6Barcelona province36.7+0.9 pts
7Burgos province35.3+0.7 pts
8Valladolid province34.8+0.7 pts
9Zaragoza province34.3+0.7 pts
10Cantabria province34.1+0.9 pts
11Asturias province33.6+0.9 pts
12A Coruña province33.1+0.9 pts
13Salamanca province32.9+0.8 pts
14Valencia province32.5+1 pts
15Segovia province31.9+0.9 pts
16Soria province31.4+0.8 pts
17Guadalajara province31.3+0.6 pts
18La Rioja province31+0.7 pts
19Granada province30.8+0.7 pts
20Huesca province30.7+0.8 pts
21Palencia province30.6+0.8 pts
22Pontevedra province29.6+0.8 pts
23Santa Cruz de Tenerife province29.6+1 pts
24Tarragona province29.6+0.9 pts
25Lleida province29.6+0.8 pts
26Seville province29+0.8 pts
27León province28.9+0.8 pts
28Girona province28.5+0.9 pts
29Balearic Islands province28.2+0.9 pts
30Las Palmas province27.8+0.8 pts
31Córdoba province27.6+0.7 pts
32Lugo province27.5+0.8 pts
33Castellón province27.4+0.7 pts
34Teruel province27.4+0.8 pts
35Málaga province27.2+0.9 pts
36Ávila province26.6+0.9 pts
37Melilla province26.3+0.9 pts
38Cádiz province26.3+0.7 pts
39Murcia province26+0.6 pts
40Badajoz province25.5+0.7 pts
41Zamora province25.4+0.7 pts
42Albacete province25.4+0.7 pts
43Cáceres province25.3+0.7 pts
44Ceuta province25.2+0.9 pts
45Ciudad Real province25.1+0.7 pts
46Ourense province25+0.7 pts
47Jaén province24.8+0.7 pts
48Huelva province24.5+0.5 pts
49Alicante province24.4+0.7 pts
50Toledo province23.7+0.6 pts
51Almería province23+0.4 pts
52Cuenca province22.7+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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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), 2022. Calculated from data by INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#higher_education_share_15_plus. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Gipuzkoa province, with 43.1% in 2022, according to INE.

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

Cuenca province, with 22.7% in 2022.

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