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 2017, at 57.5%. Ceuta had the lowest, at 30%. The median was 42.2% and the figure for Spain was 42.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest57.5Basque Country

Lowest30Ceuta

Median42.219 autonomous communities

Spain42.6History

All autonomous communities, 2017

%. 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	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Basque Country	57.5	+0.2 pts
2	Asturias	53.3	+0.6 pts
3	Navarre	52.1	-0.2 pts
4	Community of Madrid	51	+2.9 pts
5	Cantabria	47.6	+4.9 pts
6	Galicia	47	+2 pts
7	Catalonia	46.6	+1.5 pts
8	La Rioja	45.4	+1.7 pts
9	Aragon	44.7	+1.8 pts
10	Castile and León	42.2	-0.8 pts
11	Valencian Community	40.4	+1.8 pts
12	Balearic Islands	38.2	+5.7 pts
13	Canary Islands	37.5	+2.1 pts
14	Extremadura	37.2	+2.9 pts
15	Melilla Low reliability	36.9	+4.8 pts
16	Region of Murcia	36.3	+1.4 pts
17	Castilla-La Mancha	34.6	+0.7 pts
18	Andalusia	33.8	+1 pts
19	Ceuta Low reliability	30	+1.3 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (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, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/spain-regions?period=2017. 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 57.5% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta, with 30% in 2017.

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.