Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34

Basque Country had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 of 19 autonomous communities in 2014, at 57.6%. Ceuta had the lowest, at 20.6%. The median was 42.4% and the figure for Spain was 41.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest57.6Basque Country

Lowest20.6Ceuta

Median42.419 autonomous communities

Spain41.5History

Map of autonomous communities, 2014

Under 32
32 to 40
40 to 43
43 to 47
47 and over

%, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2014

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Basque Country Series break	57.6	-3.9 pts
2	Community of Madrid Series break	51.8	-0.7 pts
3	Asturias Series break	51.7	+2.7 pts
4	Navarre Series break	48.4	+1 pts
5	Catalonia Series break	45.9	+2.2 pts
6	Cantabria Series break	44.6	-2.6 pts
7	Aragon Series break	43.5	-0.4 pts
8	Galicia Series break	43.4	+0.3 pts
9	La Rioja Series break	42.7	-0.5 pts
10	Castile and León Series break	42.4	+0.5 pts
11	Valencian Community Series break	39.9	+0.7 pts
12	Extremadura Series break	39.4	+4.7 pts
13	Canary Islands Series break	34.9	-0.1 pts
14	Balearic Islands Series break	33.7	+3 pts
15	Andalusia Series break	32.5	+0.4 pts
16	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	31.6	-1.5 pts
16	Region of Murcia Series break	31.6	+1.5 pts
18	Melilla Low reliability	28.8	+1.9 pts
19	Ceuta Low reliability	20.6	+2.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 to 34 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 34 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

The EU has set a target of at least 45% by 2030 for this age group. It shows recent graduates; for the whole adult population use tertiary_attainment_share_25_64. Not comparable with the US bachelors_degree_share, which excludes associate degrees and covers everyone aged 25 and over.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04) (Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

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Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04), Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/spain-regions?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/spain-regions?period=2014.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04), Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/spain-regions?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/spain-regions?period=2014. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which autonomous community has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?

Basque Country, with 57.6% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34?

Ceuta, with 20.6% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.