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

Almería province had the highest population with primary education or less, aged 15 and over (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2021, at 27.4%. Navarre province had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 18.8% and the figure for Spain was 17%. Source: INE.

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Highest27.4Almería province
Lowest12.6Navarre province
Median18.852 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 14.1 %Albacete province: 20.5 %Alicante province: 20.7 %Almería province: 27.4 %Ávila province: 20.2 %Badajoz province: 19.7 %Balearic Islands province: 14.5 %Barcelona province: 14.5 %Burgos province: 18.4 %Cáceres province: 21.2 %Cádiz province: 18.3 %Castellón province: 15.3 %Ciudad Real province: 21.7 %Córdoba province: 19.1 %A Coruña province: 19.9 %Cuenca province: 26.4 %Girona province: 17.1 %Granada province: 17.5 %Guadalajara province: 15.6 %Gipuzkoa province: 13.8 %Huelva province: 19.5 %Huesca province: 17.8 %Jaén province: 19.6 %León province: 19.8 %Lleida province: 16.8 %La Rioja province: 17.3 %Lugo province: 26.8 %Madrid province: 13 %Málaga province: 20.2 %Murcia province: 20.9 %Navarre province: 12.6 %Ourense province: 27.3 %Asturias province: 16.3 %Palencia province: 18.7 %Las Palmas province: 18.5 %Pontevedra province: 20.1 %Salamanca province: 18.5 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 20.4 %Cantabria province: 12.8 %Segovia province: 18.8 %Seville province: 16.9 %Soria province: 19.5 %Tarragona province: 16.2 %Teruel province: 20.1 %Toledo province: 20.4 %Valencia province: 15.1 %Valladolid province: 16.4 %Biscay province: 12.7 %Zamora province: 22.5 %Zaragoza province: 14.5 %Ceuta province: 22.7 %Melilla province: 24.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Almería province: 27.4 %Almería province27.4Ourense province: 27.3 %Ourense province27.3Lugo province: 26.8 %Lugo province26.8Cuenca province: 26.4 %Cuenca province26.4Melilla province: 24.8 %Melilla province24.8Ceuta province: 22.7 %Ceuta province22.7Zamora province: 22.5 %Zamora province22.5Ciudad Real province: 21.7 %Ciudad Real province21.7Cáceres province: 21.2 %Cáceres province21.2Murcia province: 20.9 %Murcia province20.9Alicante province: 20.7 %Alicante province20.7Albacete province: 20.5 %Albacete province20.5Toledo province: 20.4 %Toledo province20.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 20.4 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province20.4Ávila province: 20.2 %Ávila province20.2Málaga province: 20.2 %Málaga province20.2Teruel province: 20.1 %Teruel province20.1Pontevedra province: 20.1 %Pontevedra province20.1A Coruña province: 19.9 %A Coruña province19.9León province: 19.8 %León province19.8Badajoz province: 19.7 %Badajoz province19.7Jaén province: 19.6 %Jaén province19.6Soria province: 19.5 %Soria province19.5Huelva province: 19.5 %Huelva province19.5Córdoba province: 19.1 %Córdoba province19.1Segovia province: 18.8 %Segovia province18.8Palencia province: 18.7 %Palencia province18.7Las Palmas province: 18.5 %Las Palmas province18.5Salamanca province: 18.5 %Salamanca province18.5Burgos province: 18.4 %Burgos province18.4Cádiz province: 18.3 %Cádiz province18.3Huesca province: 17.8 %Huesca province17.8Granada province: 17.5 %Granada province17.5La Rioja province: 17.3 %La Rioja province17.3Girona province: 17.1 %Girona province17.1Seville province: 16.9 %Seville province16.9Lleida province: 16.8 %Lleida province16.8Valladolid province: 16.4 %Valladolid province16.4Asturias province: 16.3 %Asturias province16.3Tarragona province: 16.2 %Tarragona province16.2Guadalajara province: 15.6 %Guadalajara province15.6Castellón province: 15.3 %Castellón province15.3Valencia province: 15.1 %Valencia province15.1Balearic Islands province: 14.5 %Balearic Islands province14.5Zaragoza province: 14.5 %Zaragoza province14.5Barcelona province: 14.5 %Barcelona province14.5Álava province: 14.1 %Álava province14.1Gipuzkoa province: 13.8 %Gipuzkoa province13.8Madrid province: 13 %Madrid province13Cantabria province: 12.8 %Cantabria province12.8Biscay province: 12.7 %Biscay province12.7Navarre province: 12.6 %Navarre province12.6Almería province: 27.4 %Almería province27.4Ourense province: 27.3 %Ourense province27.3Lugo province: 26.8 %Lugo province26.8Cuenca province: 26.4 %Cuenca province26.4Melilla province: 24.8 %Melilla province24.8Ceuta province: 22.7 %Ceuta province22.7Zamora province: 22.5 %Zamora province22.5Ciudad Real province: 21.7 %Ciudad Real province21.7Cáceres province: 21.2 %Cáceres province21.2Murcia province: 20.9 %Murcia province20.9Alicante province: 20.7 %Alicante province20.7Albacete province: 20.5 %Albacete province20.5Toledo province: 20.4 %Toledo province20.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 20.4 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province20.4Ávila province: 20.2 %Ávila province20.2Málaga province: 20.2 %Málaga province20.2Teruel province: 20.1 %Teruel province20.1Pontevedra province: 20.1 %Pontevedra province20.1A Coruña province: 19.9 %A Coruña province19.9León province: 19.8 %León province19.8Badajoz province: 19.7 %Badajoz province19.7Jaén province: 19.6 %Jaén province19.6Soria province: 19.5 %Soria province19.5Huelva province: 19.5 %Huelva province19.5Córdoba province: 19.1 %Córdoba province19.1Segovia province: 18.8 %Segovia province18.8Palencia province: 18.7 %Palencia province18.7Las Palmas province: 18.5 %Las Palmas province18.5Salamanca province: 18.5 %Salamanca province18.5Burgos province: 18.4 %Burgos province18.4Cádiz province: 18.3 %Cádiz province18.3Huesca province: 17.8 %Huesca province17.8Granada province: 17.5 %Granada province17.5La Rioja province: 17.3 %La Rioja province17.3Girona province: 17.1 %Girona province17.1Seville province: 16.9 %Seville province16.9Lleida province: 16.8 %Lleida province16.8Valladolid province: 16.4 %Valladolid province16.4Asturias province: 16.3 %Asturias province16.3Tarragona province: 16.2 %Tarragona province16.2Guadalajara province: 15.6 %Guadalajara province15.6Castellón province: 15.3 %Castellón province15.3Valencia province: 15.1 %Valencia province15.1Balearic Islands province: 14.5 %Balearic Islands province14.5Zaragoza province: 14.5 %Zaragoza province14.5Barcelona province: 14.5 %Barcelona province14.5Álava province: 14.1 %Álava province14.1Gipuzkoa province: 13.8 %Gipuzkoa province13.8Madrid province: 13 %Madrid province13Cantabria province: 12.8 %Cantabria province12.8Biscay province: 12.7 %Biscay province12.7Navarre province: 12.6 %Navarre province12.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021 (%)
1Almería province27.4
2Ourense province27.3
3Lugo province26.8
4Cuenca province26.4
5Melilla province24.8
6Ceuta province22.7
7Zamora province22.5
8Ciudad Real province21.7
9Cáceres province21.2
10Murcia province20.9
11Alicante province20.7
12Albacete province20.5
13Toledo province20.4
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province20.4
15Ávila province20.2
16Málaga province20.2
17Teruel province20.1
18Pontevedra province20.1
19A Coruña province19.9
20León province19.8
21Badajoz province19.7
22Jaén province19.6
23Soria province19.5
24Huelva province19.5
25Córdoba province19.1
26Segovia province18.8
27Palencia province18.7
28Las Palmas province18.5
29Salamanca province18.5
30Burgos province18.4
31Cádiz province18.3
32Huesca province17.8
33Granada province17.5
34La Rioja province17.3
35Girona province17.1
36Seville province16.9
37Lleida province16.8
38Valladolid province16.4
39Asturias province16.3
40Tarragona province16.2
41Guadalajara province15.6
42Castellón province15.3
43Valencia province15.1
44Balearic Islands province14.5
45Zaragoza province14.5
46Barcelona province14.5
47Álava province14.1
48Gipuzkoa province13.8
49Madrid province13
50Cantabria province12.8
51Biscay province12.7
52Navarre province12.6

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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 27.4% in 2021, according to INE.

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Navarre province, with 12.6% in 2021.

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