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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 2023, at 43.9%. Cuenca province had the lowest, at 23.3%. The median was 29.7% and the figure for Spain was 32.9%. Source: INE.

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Highest43.9Gipuzkoa province
Lowest23.3Cuenca province
Median29.752 provinces
Spain32.9History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 41.4 %Albacete province: 26 %Alicante province: 25 %Almería province: 23.4 %Ávila province: 27 %Badajoz province: 26 %Balearic Islands province: 28.9 %Barcelona province: 37.6 %Burgos province: 35.8 %Cáceres province: 26 %Cádiz province: 26.9 %Castellón province: 28.2 %Ciudad Real province: 25.6 %Córdoba province: 28.2 %A Coruña province: 33.9 %Cuenca province: 23.3 %Girona province: 29.2 %Granada province: 31.6 %Guadalajara province: 31.7 %Gipuzkoa province: 43.9 %Huelva province: 24.9 %Huesca province: 31.2 %Jaén province: 25.4 %León province: 29.6 %Lleida province: 30.1 %La Rioja province: 31.6 %Lugo province: 28.1 %Madrid province: 41.8 %Málaga province: 28 %Murcia province: 26.4 %Navarre province: 37.7 %Ourense province: 25.5 %Asturias province: 34.3 %Palencia province: 31.1 %Las Palmas province: 28.4 %Pontevedra province: 30.4 %Salamanca province: 33.8 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 30.3 %Cantabria province: 34.8 %Segovia province: 32.4 %Seville province: 29.8 %Soria province: 31.9 %Tarragona province: 30.3 %Teruel province: 28.1 %Toledo province: 24 %Valencia province: 33.5 %Valladolid province: 35.5 %Biscay province: 42.6 %Zamora province: 26 %Zaragoza province: 34.9 %Ceuta province: 25.8 %Melilla province: 26.7 %
  • Under 26
  • 26 to 28
  • 28 to 30
  • 30 to 32
  • 32 to 35
  • 35 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Gipuzkoa province: 43.9 %Gipuzkoa province43.9Biscay province: 42.6 %Biscay province42.6Madrid province: 41.8 %Madrid province41.8Álava province: 41.4 %Álava province41.4Navarre province: 37.7 %Navarre province37.7Barcelona province: 37.6 %Barcelona province37.6Burgos province: 35.8 %Burgos province35.8Valladolid province: 35.5 %Valladolid province35.5Zaragoza province: 34.9 %Zaragoza province34.9Cantabria province: 34.8 %Cantabria province34.8Asturias province: 34.3 %Asturias province34.3A Coruña province: 33.9 %A Coruña province33.9Salamanca province: 33.8 %Salamanca province33.8Valencia province: 33.5 %Valencia province33.5Segovia province: 32.4 %Segovia province32.4Soria province: 31.9 %Soria province31.9Guadalajara province: 31.7 %Guadalajara province31.7La Rioja province: 31.6 %La Rioja province31.6Granada province: 31.6 %Granada province31.6Huesca province: 31.2 %Huesca province31.2Palencia province: 31.1 %Palencia province31.1Pontevedra province: 30.4 %Pontevedra province30.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 30.3 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province30.3Tarragona province: 30.3 %Tarragona province30.3Lleida province: 30.1 %Lleida province30.1Seville province: 29.8 %Seville province29.8León province: 29.6 %León province29.6Girona province: 29.2 %Girona province29.2Balearic Islands province: 28.9 %Balearic Islands province28.9Las Palmas province: 28.4 %Las Palmas province28.4Córdoba province: 28.2 %Córdoba province28.2Castellón province: 28.2 %Castellón province28.2Lugo province: 28.1 %Lugo province28.1Teruel province: 28.1 %Teruel province28.1Málaga province: 28 %Málaga province28Ávila province: 27 %Ávila province27Cádiz province: 26.9 %Cádiz province26.9Melilla province: 26.7 %Melilla province26.7Murcia province: 26.4 %Murcia province26.4Badajoz province: 26 %Badajoz province26Zamora province: 26 %Zamora province26Albacete province: 26 %Albacete province26Cáceres province: 26 %Cáceres province26Ceuta province: 25.8 %Ceuta province25.8Ciudad Real province: 25.6 %Ciudad Real province25.6Ourense province: 25.5 %Ourense province25.5Jaén province: 25.4 %Jaén province25.4Alicante province: 25 %Alicante province25Huelva province: 24.9 %Huelva province24.9Toledo province: 24 %Toledo province24Almería province: 23.4 %Almería province23.4Cuenca province: 23.3 %Cuenca province23.3Gipuzkoa province: 43.9 %Gipuzkoa province43.9Biscay province: 42.6 %Biscay province42.6Madrid province: 41.8 %Madrid province41.8Álava province: 41.4 %Álava province41.4Navarre province: 37.7 %Navarre province37.7Barcelona province: 37.6 %Barcelona province37.6Burgos province: 35.8 %Burgos province35.8Valladolid province: 35.5 %Valladolid province35.5Zaragoza province: 34.9 %Zaragoza province34.9Cantabria province: 34.8 %Cantabria province34.8Asturias province: 34.3 %Asturias province34.3A Coruña province: 33.9 %A Coruña province33.9Salamanca province: 33.8 %Salamanca province33.8Valencia province: 33.5 %Valencia province33.5Segovia province: 32.4 %Segovia province32.4Soria province: 31.9 %Soria province31.9Guadalajara province: 31.7 %Guadalajara province31.7La Rioja province: 31.6 %La Rioja province31.6Granada province: 31.6 %Granada province31.6Huesca province: 31.2 %Huesca province31.2Palencia province: 31.1 %Palencia province31.1Pontevedra province: 30.4 %Pontevedra province30.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 30.3 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province30.3Tarragona province: 30.3 %Tarragona province30.3Lleida province: 30.1 %Lleida province30.1Seville province: 29.8 %Seville province29.8León province: 29.6 %León province29.6Girona province: 29.2 %Girona province29.2Balearic Islands province: 28.9 %Balearic Islands province28.9Las Palmas province: 28.4 %Las Palmas province28.4Córdoba province: 28.2 %Córdoba province28.2Castellón province: 28.2 %Castellón province28.2Lugo province: 28.1 %Lugo province28.1Teruel province: 28.1 %Teruel province28.1Málaga province: 28 %Málaga province28Ávila province: 27 %Ávila province27Cádiz province: 26.9 %Cádiz province26.9Melilla province: 26.7 %Melilla province26.7Murcia province: 26.4 %Murcia province26.4Badajoz province: 26 %Badajoz province26Zamora province: 26 %Zamora province26Albacete province: 26 %Albacete province26Cáceres province: 26 %Cáceres province26Ceuta province: 25.8 %Ceuta province25.8Ciudad Real province: 25.6 %Ciudad Real province25.6Ourense province: 25.5 %Ourense province25.5Jaén province: 25.4 %Jaén province25.4Alicante province: 25 %Alicante province25Huelva province: 24.9 %Huelva province24.9Toledo province: 24 %Toledo province24Almería province: 23.4 %Almería province23.4Cuenca province: 23.3 %Cuenca province23.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gipuzkoa province43.9+0.8 pts
2Biscay province42.6+0.8 pts
3Madrid province41.8+0.7 pts
4Álava province41.4+0.5 pts
5Navarre province37.7+0.5 pts
6Barcelona province37.6+0.9 pts
7Burgos province35.8+0.5 pts
8Valladolid province35.5+0.7 pts
9Zaragoza province34.9+0.6 pts
10Cantabria province34.8+0.7 pts
11Asturias province34.3+0.7 pts
12A Coruña province33.9+0.8 pts
13Salamanca province33.8+0.9 pts
14Valencia province33.5+1 pts
15Segovia province32.4+0.5 pts
16Soria province31.9+0.5 pts
17Guadalajara province31.7+0.5 pts
18La Rioja province31.6+0.6 pts
19Granada province31.6+0.8 pts
20Huesca province31.2+0.6 pts
21Palencia province31.1+0.5 pts
22Pontevedra province30.4+0.7 pts
23Santa Cruz de Tenerife province30.3+0.7 pts
24Tarragona province30.3+0.7 pts
25Lleida province30.1+0.5 pts
26Seville province29.8+0.7 pts
27León province29.6+0.7 pts
28Girona province29.2+0.6 pts
29Balearic Islands province28.9+0.8 pts
30Las Palmas province28.4+0.7 pts
31Córdoba province28.2+0.6 pts
32Castellón province28.2+0.7 pts
33Lugo province28.1+0.6 pts
34Teruel province28.1+0.7 pts
35Málaga province28+0.7 pts
36Ávila province27+0.5 pts
37Cádiz province26.9+0.6 pts
38Melilla province26.7+0.5 pts
39Murcia province26.4+0.5 pts
40Badajoz province26+0.5 pts
41Zamora province26+0.6 pts
42Albacete province26+0.6 pts
43Cáceres province26+0.7 pts
44Ceuta province25.8+0.6 pts
45Ciudad Real province25.6+0.5 pts
46Ourense province25.5+0.5 pts
47Jaén province25.4+0.5 pts
48Alicante province25+0.6 pts
49Huelva province24.9+0.4 pts
50Toledo province24+0.4 pts
51Almería province23.4+0.4 pts
52Cuenca province23.3+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), 2023. 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), 2023 [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 43.9% in 2023, according to INE.

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

Cuenca province, with 23.3% in 2023.

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