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 2021, at 55%. Ceuta had the lowest, at 24.7%. The median was 39.3% and the figure for Spain was 40.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All autonomous communities, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque Country Series break | 55 | +1.6 pts |
| 2 | Community of Madrid Series break | 49.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 3 | Navarre Series break | 48.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 4 | Asturias Series break | 44.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 5 | Cantabria Series break | 43.5 | +1 pts |
| 6 | Catalonia Series break | 42.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 7 | Galicia Series break | 41.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 8 | Aragon Series break | 40.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 9 | La Rioja Series break | 40 | +1.5 pts |
| 10 | Castile and León Series break | 39.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Valencian Community Series break | 38.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 12 | Balearic Islands Series break | 36.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 13 | Canary Islands Series break | 35.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 14 | Melilla Series break | 34.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 15 | Andalusia Series break | 34 | +1.5 pts |
| 16 | Region of Murcia Series break | 33.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 17 | Castilla-La Mancha Series break | 31.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 18 | Extremadura Series break | 29.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 19 | Ceuta Series break | 24.7 | -1 pts |
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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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which autonomous community has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?
Basque Country, with 55% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which autonomous community has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?
Ceuta, with 24.7% in 2021.
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.