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Population aged 15 and over. By the extended highest level of studies in progress. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population aged 15 and over. By the extended highest level of studies in progress Catalonia. 2021
Primary or lower education Lower secondary school and similar Compulsory secondary education (4th year) High-school education and similar Intermediate vocational training education and similar Official language school education Professional music and dance education and similar Higher vocational training education and similar Bachelor's level up to 240 credits and similar Bachelor's level of more than 240 credits and similar Master's or equivalent level Doctoral or equivalent level Currently studying, but no type of study is listed Not studying Total
Alt Camp 9 198 378 558 501 141 3 516 996 72 177 57 15 34,596 38,208
Alt Empordà 51 696 1,257 1,734 1,248 507 6 990 2,964 147 333 126 93 110,853 121,005
Alt Penedès 18 447 1,140 1,581 1,257 324 3 1,338 2,670 129 306 99 36 82,737 92,097
Alt Urgell 0 66 165 225 189 114 3 174 486 12 87 21 15 16,206 17,766
Alta Ribagorça 0 27 51 33 57 9 0 45 96 9 15 6 0 3,093 3,450
Anoia 39 531 1,320 1,893 1,335 345 9 1,362 2,694 108 312 99 39 94,116 104,202
Aran 3 57 66 96 159 45 0 93 267 18 27 12 9 8,115 8,967
Bages 120 606 1,716 2,505 1,842 552 6 1,815 4,302 222 573 192 45 138,411 152,913
Baix Camp 75 912 1,935 2,871 2,142 693 12 2,214 4,734 291 735 279 87 146,283 163,266
Baix Ebre 18 339 594 837 1,008 276 3 873 1,767 108 261 108 24 61,524 67,740
Baix Empordà 36 447 1,197 1,731 1,314 366 9 1,170 2,790 156 348 117 48 106,911 116,631
Baix Llobregat 345 2,808 8,343 11,976 8,913 2,991 30 10,470 21,345 1,209 2,775 1,017 489 630,558 703,266
Baix Penedès 30 636 996 1,284 1,269 300 6 1,155 1,926 81 246 117 48 85,029 93,117
Barcelonès 930 6,861 16,362 28,482 15,498 9,381 75 20,655 57,024 3,945 12,837 8,169 1,161 1,796,760 1,978,146
Berguedà 24 126 318 426 336 171 6 324 915 48 135 54 9 31,857 34,746
Cerdanya 0 99 141 201 243 84 3 186 468 21 66 24 33 15,006 16,575
Conca de Barberà 9 111 180 225 222 36 0 240 450 18 75 24 3 15,837 17,427
Garraf 18 639 1,359 2,241 1,467 453 9 1,584 3,717 192 486 162 168 119,088 131,586
Garrigues 15 96 117 201 165 63 0 171 432 24 57 24 3 15,246 16,608
Garrotxa 30 189 486 621 597 198 3 603 1,203 81 192 54 36 46,065 50,355
Gironès 108 591 2,007 2,742 2,022 1,251 9 1,788 5,202 321 861 399 93 145,020 162,417
Maresme 168 2,238 4,242 6,795 4,305 1,575 18 4,794 12,207 729 1,719 810 192 350,811 390,600
Moianès 6 45 123 204 141 33 3 162 357 18 48 24 3 11,010 12,180
Montsià 30 297 588 720 942 210 15 753 1,512 78 222 132 21 53,394 58,911
Noguera 15 138 321 414 402 108 0 345 852 36 132 36 15 30,702 33,516
Osona 51 582 1,596 2,154 1,524 351 6 1,503 3,981 231 564 243 51 124,995 137,838
Pallars Jussà 0 57 90 147 144 48 3 165 312 18 48 30 3 10,467 11,529
Pallars Sobirà 0 24 54 78 84 36 0 96 192 6 30 12 6 5,604 6,222
Pla d'Urgell 12 102 321 420 462 93 3 402 831 36 111 30 15 28,515 31,359
Pla de l'Estany 12 69 351 417 381 195 3 348 891 48 141 69 15 24,363 27,303
Priorat 3 45 63 87 105 33 0 102 192 6 33 21 0 7,524 8,211
Ribera d'Ebre 6 90 153 198 255 69 0 252 477 24 78 21 9 17,523 19,152
Ripollès 15 87 210 243 222 66 0 210 519 27 63 27 6 20,544 22,242
Segarra 12 117 219 258 285 42 3 285 537 30 60 24 15 17,916 19,809
Segrià 69 900 1,740 2,838 2,064 981 3 2,259 5,187 297 828 387 81 161,073 178,710
Selva 63 792 1,530 2,169 1,713 453 3 1,716 3,564 177 462 162 90 136,239 149,133
Solsonès 3 42 135 144 153 33 3 144 369 18 36 15 12 10,491 11,595
Tarragonès 87 1,275 2,346 3,612 2,790 1,083 15 3,039 6,288 363 1,050 537 156 198,693 221,334
Terra Alta 0 30 87 120 114 27 0 111 258 15 33 9 3 9,246 10,053
Urgell 21 159 303 468 399 147 3 384 885 42 126 36 12 28,461 31,437
Vallès Occidental 441 3,378 9,723 14,547 9,741 3,411 66 11,244 24,960 1,530 3,336 1,461 345 700,812 784,995
Vallès Oriental 138 1,458 4,224 5,814 4,812 1,059 15 5,169 10,467 504 1,293 465 252 314,592 350,259
Catalonia 3,038 28,410 68,552 104,314 72,824 28,357 340 81,246 191,277 11,453 31,317 15,718 3,761 5,966,279 6,606,886
Metropolità 2,022 16,758 42,930 67,668 43,302 18,426 204 52,374 126,114 7,929 21,975 11,931 2,442 3,796,746 4,210,815
Comarques Gironines 321 2,874 7,041 9,657 7,494 3,039 30 6,822 17,130 957 2,403 951 378 589,989 649,089
Camp de Tarragona 180 2,538 4,899 7,350 5,760 1,989 27 6,114 12,660 747 2,073 918 258 402,930 448,446
Terres de l'Ebre 60 756 1,419 1,875 2,319 579 15 1,986 4,008 225 594 273 57 141,687 155,859
Ponent 144 1,518 3,018 4,602 3,777 1,431 6 3,846 8,718 468 1,308 537 141 281,916 311,436
Comarques Centrals 201 1,410 3,924 5,445 4,002 1,140 21 3,939 9,927 534 1,359 528 123 317,682 350,241
Alt Pirineu i Aran 0 330 567 777 879 339 6 765 1,827 84 273 105 69 58,494 64,518
Penedès 108 2,226 4,755 6,939 5,286 1,416 27 5,400 10,890 504 1,332 471 291 376,830 416,484
Barcelona 2,298 19,720 50,478 78,625 51,177 20,648 243 60,414 144,621 8,872 24,381 12,797 2,797 4,395,612 4,872,683
Girona 320 2,959 7,154 9,813 7,702 3,103 30 6,980 17,523 977 2,452 980 409 602,054 662,456
Lleida 150 1,802 3,604 5,367 4,596 1,737 15 4,598 10,541 550 1,572 633 192 338,965 374,322
Tarragona 270 3,929 7,316 10,509 9,349 2,869 52 9,254 18,592 1,054 2,912 1,308 363 629,648 697,425
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: Al Cens de 2021,per garantir el secret estadístic, els resultats estan arrodonits aleatòriament a valors múltiples de 3. Per aquesta raó algun total pot no coincidir amb la suma de la seva desagregació.

Last update: July 26, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Ongoing studies
Those that have an established curriculum, a minimum duration of three months and which are associated to an official or private education centre, regardless of being independent learning, distance or correspondence education, etc.

Methodological aspects

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Population censuses include a question about ongoing studies of any kind that the persons were studying on the date of reference.

The Report draws on information from the censuses of 2001 and 2011. the question addresses persons aged 16 and over and is a multiple response question, allowing up to three categories to be marked.


2001 Population Censuses

The ongoing studies included:

  • Education for adults (literacy, basic education).
  • Social inclusion programmes.
  • GCSE and adult secondary education
  • Batxillerat, BUP, COU (Pre-university studies).
  • Official Language Schools.
  • Basic and intermediate arts courses
  • Vocational training at intermediate or equivalent level.
  • Vocational training at advanced or equivalent level.
  • University diploma, technical architecture or engineering or equivalent.
  • University degree, architecture, engineering or equivalent.
  • Post graduate studies, master's degree, medical internships or similar.
  • Doctorate.
  • Other training courses: Courses and workshops aimed at the unemployed. Internal training by companies (for employees only). Other courses not included in these (IT, official examinations, etc.), language academies, courses for cultural or leisure activities, etc.).

2011 Population Censuses

The ongoing studies included:

  • GCSE, adult secondary education.
  • Programmes for entry level professional qualifications.
  • Batxillerat (Pre-university courses).
  • Intermediate vocational training, arts and design, sports training and equivalents.
  • Courses in official language schools.
  • Professional music and dance courses.
  • Advanced vocational training, arts and design, sports training and equivalents.
  • University diploma, technical architecture or engineering or equivalent.
  • University level courses and arts courses and equivalents.
  • University degree, architecture, engineering or equivalent.
  • University master's degree, medical specialisations or similar.
  • Doctorate.
  • Other official education courses (basic adult education...).
  • Training courses by public employment services.
  • Other courses without official regulation.

The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.


Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".