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Provinces of Spain by population with primary education or less, aged 15 and over (Spain), 2024

Almería province had the highest population with primary education or less, aged 15 and over (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2024, at 25.5%. Biscay province had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for Spain was 14.8%. Source: INE.

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Highest25.5Almería province
Lowest10.7Biscay province
Median16.652 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 12.2 %Albacete province: 18.1 %Alicante province: 18.4 %Almería province: 25.5 %Ávila province: 17.5 %Badajoz province: 17.2 %Balearic Islands province: 12.7 %Barcelona province: 12.2 %Burgos province: 16.2 %Cáceres province: 18.6 %Cádiz province: 16.2 %Castellón province: 13 %Ciudad Real province: 19 %Córdoba province: 16.7 %A Coruña province: 17.4 %Cuenca province: 23.4 %Girona province: 15 %Granada province: 15.2 %Guadalajara province: 13.5 %Gipuzkoa province: 11.6 %Huelva province: 18 %Huesca province: 15.8 %Jaén province: 17.1 %León province: 17.2 %Lleida province: 14.5 %La Rioja province: 15.4 %Lugo province: 23.5 %Madrid province: 11.1 %Málaga province: 17.9 %Murcia province: 19.1 %Navarre province: 10.7 %Ourense province: 24.3 %Asturias province: 13.9 %Palencia province: 16.3 %Las Palmas province: 16.7 %Pontevedra province: 17.6 %Salamanca province: 15.8 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 17.6 %Cantabria province: 10.8 %Segovia province: 16.5 %Seville province: 14.8 %Soria province: 17 %Tarragona province: 13.8 %Teruel province: 17.4 %Toledo province: 18 %Valencia province: 12.7 %Valladolid province: 14.4 %Biscay province: 10.7 %Zamora province: 19.7 %Zaragoza province: 12.4 %Ceuta province: 20.6 %Melilla province: 23.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Almería province: 25.5 %Almería province25.5Ourense province: 24.3 %Ourense province24.3Melilla province: 23.8 %Melilla province23.8Lugo province: 23.5 %Lugo province23.5Cuenca province: 23.4 %Cuenca province23.4Ceuta province: 20.6 %Ceuta province20.6Zamora province: 19.7 %Zamora province19.7Murcia province: 19.1 %Murcia province19.1Ciudad Real province: 19 %Ciudad Real province19Cáceres province: 18.6 %Cáceres province18.6Alicante province: 18.4 %Alicante province18.4Albacete province: 18.1 %Albacete province18.1Huelva province: 18 %Huelva province18Toledo province: 18 %Toledo province18Málaga province: 17.9 %Málaga province17.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 17.6 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province17.6Pontevedra province: 17.6 %Pontevedra province17.6Ávila province: 17.5 %Ávila province17.5Teruel province: 17.4 %Teruel province17.4A Coruña province: 17.4 %A Coruña province17.4León province: 17.2 %León province17.2Badajoz province: 17.2 %Badajoz province17.2Jaén province: 17.1 %Jaén province17.1Soria province: 17 %Soria province17Las Palmas province: 16.7 %Las Palmas province16.7Córdoba province: 16.7 %Córdoba province16.7Segovia province: 16.5 %Segovia province16.5Palencia province: 16.3 %Palencia province16.3Burgos province: 16.2 %Burgos province16.2Cádiz province: 16.2 %Cádiz province16.2Salamanca province: 15.8 %Salamanca province15.8Huesca province: 15.8 %Huesca province15.8La Rioja province: 15.4 %La Rioja province15.4Granada province: 15.2 %Granada province15.2Girona province: 15 %Girona province15Seville province: 14.8 %Seville province14.8Lleida province: 14.5 %Lleida province14.5Valladolid province: 14.4 %Valladolid province14.4Asturias province: 13.9 %Asturias province13.9Tarragona province: 13.8 %Tarragona province13.8Guadalajara province: 13.5 %Guadalajara province13.5Castellón province: 13 %Castellón province13Valencia province: 12.7 %Valencia province12.7Balearic Islands province: 12.7 %Balearic Islands province12.7Zaragoza province: 12.4 %Zaragoza province12.4Barcelona province: 12.2 %Barcelona province12.2Álava province: 12.2 %Álava province12.2Gipuzkoa province: 11.6 %Gipuzkoa province11.6Madrid province: 11.1 %Madrid province11.1Cantabria province: 10.8 %Cantabria province10.8Navarre province: 10.7 %Navarre province10.7Biscay province: 10.7 %Biscay province10.7Almería province: 25.5 %Almería province25.5Ourense province: 24.3 %Ourense province24.3Melilla province: 23.8 %Melilla province23.8Lugo province: 23.5 %Lugo province23.5Cuenca province: 23.4 %Cuenca province23.4Ceuta province: 20.6 %Ceuta province20.6Zamora province: 19.7 %Zamora province19.7Murcia province: 19.1 %Murcia province19.1Ciudad Real province: 19 %Ciudad Real province19Cáceres province: 18.6 %Cáceres province18.6Alicante province: 18.4 %Alicante province18.4Albacete province: 18.1 %Albacete province18.1Huelva province: 18 %Huelva province18Toledo province: 18 %Toledo province18Málaga province: 17.9 %Málaga province17.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 17.6 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province17.6Pontevedra province: 17.6 %Pontevedra province17.6Ávila province: 17.5 %Ávila province17.5Teruel province: 17.4 %Teruel province17.4A Coruña province: 17.4 %A Coruña province17.4León province: 17.2 %León province17.2Badajoz province: 17.2 %Badajoz province17.2Jaén province: 17.1 %Jaén province17.1Soria province: 17 %Soria province17Las Palmas province: 16.7 %Las Palmas province16.7Córdoba province: 16.7 %Córdoba province16.7Segovia province: 16.5 %Segovia province16.5Palencia province: 16.3 %Palencia province16.3Burgos province: 16.2 %Burgos province16.2Cádiz province: 16.2 %Cádiz province16.2Salamanca province: 15.8 %Salamanca province15.8Huesca province: 15.8 %Huesca province15.8La Rioja province: 15.4 %La Rioja province15.4Granada province: 15.2 %Granada province15.2Girona province: 15 %Girona province15Seville province: 14.8 %Seville province14.8Lleida province: 14.5 %Lleida province14.5Valladolid province: 14.4 %Valladolid province14.4Asturias province: 13.9 %Asturias province13.9Tarragona province: 13.8 %Tarragona province13.8Guadalajara province: 13.5 %Guadalajara province13.5Castellón province: 13 %Castellón province13Valencia province: 12.7 %Valencia province12.7Balearic Islands province: 12.7 %Balearic Islands province12.7Zaragoza province: 12.4 %Zaragoza province12.4Barcelona province: 12.2 %Barcelona province12.2Álava province: 12.2 %Álava province12.2Gipuzkoa province: 11.6 %Gipuzkoa province11.6Madrid province: 11.1 %Madrid province11.1Cantabria province: 10.8 %Cantabria province10.8Navarre province: 10.7 %Navarre province10.7Biscay province: 10.7 %Biscay province10.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Almería province25.5-0.7 pts
2Ourense province24.3-1 pts
3Melilla province23.8+0.2 pts
4Lugo province23.5-1.1 pts
5Cuenca province23.4-1 pts
6Ceuta province20.6-0.5 pts
7Zamora province19.7-0.8 pts
8Murcia province19.1-0.6 pts
9Ciudad Real province19-0.8 pts
10Cáceres province18.6-0.8 pts
11Alicante province18.4-0.7 pts
12Albacete province18.1-0.7 pts
13Huelva province18-0.6 pts
14Toledo province18-0.7 pts
15Málaga province17.9-0.6 pts
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province17.6-0.9 pts
17Pontevedra province17.6-0.7 pts
18Ávila province17.5-0.7 pts
19Teruel province17.4-0.8 pts
20A Coruña province17.4-0.8 pts
21León province17.2-0.8 pts
22Badajoz province17.2-0.7 pts
23Jaén province17.1-0.8 pts
24Soria province17-0.8 pts
25Las Palmas province16.7-0.5 pts
26Córdoba province16.7-0.7 pts
27Segovia province16.5-0.6 pts
28Palencia province16.3-0.7 pts
29Burgos province16.2-0.7 pts
30Cádiz province16.2-0.7 pts
31Salamanca province15.8-0.8 pts
32Huesca province15.8-0.6 pts
33La Rioja province15.4-0.5 pts
34Granada province15.2-0.7 pts
35Girona province15-0.5 pts
36Seville province14.8-0.6 pts
37Lleida province14.5-0.7 pts
38Valladolid province14.4-0.6 pts
39Asturias province13.9-0.8 pts
40Tarragona province13.8-0.6 pts
41Guadalajara province13.5-0.6 pts
42Castellón province13-0.7 pts
43Valencia province12.7-0.7 pts
44Balearic Islands province12.7-0.5 pts
45Zaragoza province12.4-0.7 pts
46Barcelona province12.2-0.6 pts
47Álava province12.2-0.6 pts
48Gipuzkoa province11.6-0.7 pts
49Madrid province11.1-0.5 pts
50Cantabria province10.8-0.6 pts
51Navarre province10.7-0.4 pts
52Biscay province10.7-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 15 and over whose highest completed level is primary education or less (including people with no formal education, ISCED 0 and 1), as a percentage of all residents aged 15 and over, on 1 January. INE annual census.

Spain only, down to every municipality, from 2021. High in municipalities with older populations.

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

Almería province, with 25.5% in 2024, according to INE.

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Biscay province, with 10.7% in 2024.

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