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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 2022, at 26.6%. Navarre province had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Spain was 16%. Source: INE.

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Highest26.6Almería province
Lowest11.5Navarre province
Median17.852 provinces
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Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 13.4 %Albacete province: 19.4 %Alicante province: 19.3 %Almería province: 26.6 %Ávila province: 18.9 %Badajoz province: 18.7 %Balearic Islands province: 13.6 %Barcelona province: 13.4 %Burgos province: 17.6 %Cáceres province: 20.2 %Cádiz province: 17.4 %Castellón province: 14.3 %Ciudad Real province: 20.5 %Córdoba province: 18.2 %A Coruña province: 19 %Cuenca province: 24.9 %Girona province: 15.9 %Granada province: 16.5 %Guadalajara province: 14.5 %Gipuzkoa province: 13 %Huelva province: 18.9 %Huesca province: 16.9 %Jaén province: 18.7 %León province: 18.7 %Lleida province: 15.7 %La Rioja province: 16.5 %Lugo province: 25.6 %Madrid province: 12.1 %Málaga province: 19 %Murcia province: 20.1 %Navarre province: 11.5 %Ourense province: 26.2 %Asturias province: 15.5 %Palencia province: 17.7 %Las Palmas province: 17.6 %Pontevedra province: 19.1 %Salamanca province: 17.5 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 19.1 %Cantabria province: 12 %Segovia province: 17.8 %Seville province: 16 %Soria province: 18.5 %Tarragona province: 14.9 %Teruel province: 19.1 %Toledo province: 19.1 %Valencia province: 14 %Valladolid province: 15.5 %Biscay province: 12 %Zamora province: 21.4 %Zaragoza province: 13.6 %Ceuta province: 21.8 %Melilla province: 23.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Almería province: 26.6 %Almería province26.6Ourense province: 26.2 %Ourense province26.2Lugo province: 25.6 %Lugo province25.6Cuenca province: 24.9 %Cuenca province24.9Melilla province: 23.8 %Melilla province23.8Ceuta province: 21.8 %Ceuta province21.8Zamora province: 21.4 %Zamora province21.4Ciudad Real province: 20.5 %Ciudad Real province20.5Cáceres province: 20.2 %Cáceres province20.2Murcia province: 20.1 %Murcia province20.1Albacete province: 19.4 %Albacete province19.4Alicante province: 19.3 %Alicante province19.3Teruel province: 19.1 %Teruel province19.1Toledo province: 19.1 %Toledo province19.1Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 19.1 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province19.1Pontevedra province: 19.1 %Pontevedra province19.1Málaga province: 19 %Málaga province19A Coruña province: 19 %A Coruña province19Ávila province: 18.9 %Ávila province18.9Huelva province: 18.9 %Huelva province18.9León province: 18.7 %León province18.7Badajoz province: 18.7 %Badajoz province18.7Jaén province: 18.7 %Jaén province18.7Soria province: 18.5 %Soria province18.5Córdoba province: 18.2 %Córdoba province18.2Segovia province: 17.8 %Segovia province17.8Palencia province: 17.7 %Palencia province17.7Burgos province: 17.6 %Burgos province17.6Las Palmas province: 17.6 %Las Palmas province17.6Salamanca province: 17.5 %Salamanca province17.5Cádiz province: 17.4 %Cádiz province17.4Huesca province: 16.9 %Huesca province16.9Granada province: 16.5 %Granada province16.5La Rioja province: 16.5 %La Rioja province16.5Seville province: 16 %Seville province16Girona province: 15.9 %Girona province15.9Lleida province: 15.7 %Lleida province15.7Valladolid province: 15.5 %Valladolid province15.5Asturias province: 15.5 %Asturias province15.5Tarragona province: 14.9 %Tarragona province14.9Guadalajara province: 14.5 %Guadalajara province14.5Castellón province: 14.3 %Castellón province14.3Valencia province: 14 %Valencia province14Zaragoza province: 13.6 %Zaragoza province13.6Balearic Islands province: 13.6 %Balearic Islands province13.6Barcelona province: 13.4 %Barcelona province13.4Álava province: 13.4 %Álava province13.4Gipuzkoa province: 13 %Gipuzkoa province13Madrid province: 12.1 %Madrid province12.1Cantabria province: 12 %Cantabria province12Biscay province: 12 %Biscay province12Navarre province: 11.5 %Navarre province11.5Almería province: 26.6 %Almería province26.6Ourense province: 26.2 %Ourense province26.2Lugo province: 25.6 %Lugo province25.6Cuenca province: 24.9 %Cuenca province24.9Melilla province: 23.8 %Melilla province23.8Ceuta province: 21.8 %Ceuta province21.8Zamora province: 21.4 %Zamora province21.4Ciudad Real province: 20.5 %Ciudad Real province20.5Cáceres province: 20.2 %Cáceres province20.2Murcia province: 20.1 %Murcia province20.1Albacete province: 19.4 %Albacete province19.4Alicante province: 19.3 %Alicante province19.3Teruel province: 19.1 %Teruel province19.1Toledo province: 19.1 %Toledo province19.1Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 19.1 %Santa Cruz de Tenerife province19.1Pontevedra province: 19.1 %Pontevedra province19.1Málaga province: 19 %Málaga province19A Coruña province: 19 %A Coruña province19Ávila province: 18.9 %Ávila province18.9Huelva province: 18.9 %Huelva province18.9León province: 18.7 %León province18.7Badajoz province: 18.7 %Badajoz province18.7Jaén province: 18.7 %Jaén province18.7Soria province: 18.5 %Soria province18.5Córdoba province: 18.2 %Córdoba province18.2Segovia province: 17.8 %Segovia province17.8Palencia province: 17.7 %Palencia province17.7Burgos province: 17.6 %Burgos province17.6Las Palmas province: 17.6 %Las Palmas province17.6Salamanca province: 17.5 %Salamanca province17.5Cádiz province: 17.4 %Cádiz province17.4Huesca province: 16.9 %Huesca province16.9Granada province: 16.5 %Granada province16.5La Rioja province: 16.5 %La Rioja province16.5Seville province: 16 %Seville province16Girona province: 15.9 %Girona province15.9Lleida province: 15.7 %Lleida province15.7Valladolid province: 15.5 %Valladolid province15.5Asturias province: 15.5 %Asturias province15.5Tarragona province: 14.9 %Tarragona province14.9Guadalajara province: 14.5 %Guadalajara province14.5Castellón province: 14.3 %Castellón province14.3Valencia province: 14 %Valencia province14Zaragoza province: 13.6 %Zaragoza province13.6Balearic Islands province: 13.6 %Balearic Islands province13.6Barcelona province: 13.4 %Barcelona province13.4Álava province: 13.4 %Álava province13.4Gipuzkoa province: 13 %Gipuzkoa province13Madrid province: 12.1 %Madrid province12.1Cantabria province: 12 %Cantabria province12Biscay province: 12 %Biscay province12Navarre province: 11.5 %Navarre province11.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Almería province26.6-0.8 pts
2Ourense province26.2-1.2 pts
3Lugo province25.6-1.2 pts
4Cuenca province24.9-1.4 pts
5Melilla province23.8-1.1 pts
6Ceuta province21.8-0.9 pts
7Zamora province21.4-1.1 pts
8Ciudad Real province20.5-1.2 pts
9Cáceres province20.2-1.1 pts
10Murcia province20.1-0.8 pts
11Albacete province19.4-1.1 pts
12Alicante province19.3-1.3 pts
13Teruel province19.1-1 pts
14Toledo province19.1-1.3 pts
15Santa Cruz de Tenerife province19.1-1.3 pts
16Pontevedra province19.1-1 pts
17Málaga province19-1.1 pts
18A Coruña province19-0.9 pts
19Ávila province18.9-1.3 pts
20Huelva province18.9-0.6 pts
21León province18.7-1.1 pts
22Badajoz province18.7-1 pts
23Jaén province18.7-0.9 pts
24Soria province18.5-1.1 pts
25Córdoba province18.2-0.9 pts
26Segovia province17.8-1 pts
27Palencia province17.7-1 pts
28Burgos province17.6-0.9 pts
29Las Palmas province17.6-0.9 pts
30Salamanca province17.5-1 pts
31Cádiz province17.4-0.9 pts
32Huesca province16.9-0.9 pts
33Granada province16.5-0.9 pts
34La Rioja province16.5-0.8 pts
35Seville province16-0.9 pts
36Girona province15.9-1.2 pts
37Lleida province15.7-1.1 pts
38Valladolid province15.5-0.8 pts
39Asturias province15.5-0.9 pts
40Tarragona province14.9-1.3 pts
41Guadalajara province14.5-1.1 pts
42Castellón province14.3-1 pts
43Valencia province14-1 pts
44Zaragoza province13.6-0.9 pts
45Balearic Islands province13.6-0.9 pts
46Barcelona province13.4-1 pts
47Álava province13.4-0.7 pts
48Gipuzkoa province13-0.8 pts
49Madrid province12.1-1 pts
50Cantabria province12-0.8 pts
51Biscay province12-0.7 pts
52Navarre province11.5-1 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 26.6% in 2022, according to INE.

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Navarre province, with 11.5% in 2022.

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