Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64

Basque Country had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 19 autonomous communities in 2018, at 49.6%. Extremadura had the lowest, at 26.5%. The median was 36.2% and the figure for Spain was 37.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest49.6Basque Country

Lowest26.5Extremadura

Median36.219 autonomous communities

Spain37.3History

Map of autonomous communities, 2018

Under 30
30 to 32
32 to 38
38 to 42
42 and over

%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Basque Country	49.6	-0.1 pts
2	Community of Madrid	47.2	+0.2 pts
3	Navarre	45.4	-0.1 pts
4	Asturias	43.1	+1.5 pts
5	Catalonia	40.8	+1.5 pts
6	Cantabria	40.6	+0.2 pts
7	La Rioja	38.7	+0.8 pts
8	Aragon	38.4	+1.8 pts
9	Galicia	36.9	+0.4 pts
10	Castile and León	36.2	+0.9 pts
11	Valencian Community	35.7	+2.4 pts
12	Region of Murcia	31.2	+1.3 pts
13	Canary Islands	30.5	+0.9 pts
14	Andalusia	30.3	+0.7 pts
15	Melilla	29.9	+1.3 pts
16	Balearic Islands	29.7	-1.5 pts
17	Castilla-La Mancha	28.4	+0.8 pts
18	Ceuta	26.5	+1.3 pts
18	Extremadura	26.5	0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 to 64 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 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also 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 64 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 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2018) [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 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2018. 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-25-64/spain-regions?period=2018. 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 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2018. 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-25-64/spain-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Autonomous communities of Spain by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/spain-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which autonomous community has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Basque Country, with 49.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Extremadura, with 26.5% in 2018.

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 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.