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

Population aged 15 and over. By the highest level of studies in progress Catalonia. 2023
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 15 189 534 513 501 120 3 630 978 54 195 39 96 35,508 39,366
Alt Empordà 42 417 1,587 1,803 1,281 456 6 1,182 3,003 162 432 96 237 113,928 124,635
Alt Penedès 18 312 1,437 1,554 1,368 318 6 1,350 2,844 141 456 111 174 84,786 94,881
Alt Urgell 0 63 207 243 198 105 0 171 462 18 93 21 51 16,533 18,174
Alta Ribagorça 0 15 36 63 51 9 0 54 96 6 12 3 9 3,165 3,522
Anoia 36 381 1,584 1,797 1,584 300 9 1,542 2,958 126 411 102 219 96,342 107,388
Aran 0 39 90 132 174 30 0 87 252 15 39 12 27 8,304 9,189
Bages 99 435 2,127 2,505 2,037 531 6 1,980 4,476 240 720 183 285 140,562 156,189
Baix Camp 63 582 2,601 2,895 2,298 573 9 2,382 4,941 291 843 297 324 152,181 170,286
Baix Ebre 18 234 798 837 1,023 213 9 879 1,743 102 327 93 144 63,645 70,065
Baix Empordà 27 345 1,467 1,671 1,425 360 6 1,218 2,778 153 420 117 258 110,832 121,080
Baix Llobregat 318 2,454 9,804 12,084 9,759 2,706 21 11,850 21,288 1,185 2,985 978 1,701 640,221 717,354
Baix Penedès 18 447 1,392 1,404 1,419 297 6 1,341 2,028 102 264 87 192 89,706 98,703
Barcelonès 744 5,388 20,616 28,506 16,668 9,201 75 22,698 57,108 3,663 12,894 6,363 4,530 1,837,824 2,026,278
Berguedà 24 111 381 459 348 147 0 417 933 51 159 45 60 32,322 35,451
Cerdanya 0 60 183 240 252 66 0 189 489 30 75 18 51 15,666 17,313
Conca de Barberà 3 33 213 234 228 36 3 261 441 21 96 21 21 16,158 17,769
Garraf 6 504 1,719 2,160 1,539 462 9 1,758 3,882 228 582 186 348 123,630 137,016
Garrigues 6 36 186 186 180 54 3 183 438 24 75 21 27 15,108 16,527
Garrotxa 24 189 651 597 645 186 0 579 1,269 99 222 60 126 48,003 52,647
Gironès 90 483 2,442 2,730 2,079 1,149 3 1,935 5,403 357 972 426 432 149,544 168,042
Maresme 129 1,383 5,340 6,867 4,944 1,323 18 5,262 12,486 687 1,839 537 672 358,368 399,852
Moianès 3 27 162 180 156 21 0 171 357 21 57 30 21 11,466 12,666
Montsià 30 255 738 774 948 165 9 864 1,533 63 261 69 129 54,855 60,699
Noguera 6 105 408 438 357 84 0 375 858 42 144 33 57 31,104 34,008
Osona 45 360 1,926 2,196 1,704 345 6 1,620 4,041 249 711 237 276 127,950 141,669
Pallars Jussà 0 36 123 144 120 30 0 198 300 18 60 39 15 10,755 11,838
Pallars Sobirà 0 12 63 90 84 21 0 78 189 6 33 9 3 5,841 6,432
Pla d'Urgell 9 111 414 459 402 69 3 420 837 39 138 24 57 28,866 31,854
Pla de l'Estany 12 78 372 450 384 177 0 369 870 57 159 54 39 24,807 27,828
Priorat 3 24 84 102 114 27 0 93 180 6 39 15 12 7,620 8,319
Ribera d'Ebre 6 57 171 192 267 78 0 267 456 21 108 18 42 17,625 19,308
Ripollès 9 54 252 240 276 78 0 228 528 21 75 33 36 20,769 22,596
Segarra 6 72 261 261 300 42 0 276 525 30 87 30 51 18,303 20,250
Segrià 36 756 2,370 2,841 2,058 1,071 6 2,340 5,346 312 978 390 396 165,048 183,954
Selva 54 492 1,992 2,115 1,998 432 6 1,803 3,585 189 519 156 345 142,380 156,063
Solsonès 3 27 132 168 168 27 0 123 336 21 57 24 27 10,623 11,742
Tarragonès 81 837 3,285 3,807 2,922 1,008 12 3,219 6,351 354 1,323 558 474 204,921 229,155
Terra Alta 3 15 87 129 114 30 3 102 249 15 39 9 6 9,318 10,119
Urgell 24 129 426 435 429 111 3 450 855 48 150 27 81 28,992 32,163
Vallès Occidental 384 2,322 12,138 14,415 10,962 3,288 57 12,594 26,505 1,503 4,314 1,485 1,521 711,324 802,821
Vallès Oriental 96 1,020 5,175 5,898 5,223 921 18 5,715 10,803 513 1,590 468 603 321,795 359,841
Catalonia 2,500 20,880 85,977 104,820 78,993 26,666 310 89,255 194,991 11,284 34,962 13,521 14,184 6,106,710 6,785,053
Metropolità 1,671 12,576 53,115 67,818 47,613 17,448 189 58,164 128,301 7,557 23,643 9,834 9,039 3,872,877 4,309,836
Comarques Gironines 264 2,058 8,763 9,606 8,088 2,835 21 7,311 17,436 1,041 2,796 942 1,467 610,263 672,897
Camp de Tarragona 171 1,665 6,717 7,554 6,063 1,761 24 6,579 12,891 726 2,499 930 924 416,388 464,898
Terres de l'Ebre 54 558 1,797 1,938 2,352 483 21 2,112 3,981 201 732 189 324 145,443 160,191
Ponent 87 1,206 4,065 4,623 3,726 1,431 12 4,044 8,859 492 1,569 528 669 287,427 318,747
Comarques Centrals 171 960 4,737 5,523 4,425 1,077 15 4,317 10,152 585 1,698 522 675 323,700 358,560
Alt Pirineu i Aran 0 222 705 909 879 258 0 783 1,785 93 315 102 159 60,264 66,471
Penedès 75 1,635 6,075 6,852 5,844 1,371 24 5,940 11,586 594 1,704 477 924 390,348 433,455
Barcelona 1,902 14,696 62,402 78,627 56,305 19,573 222 66,976 147,649 8,606 26,718 10,717 10,422 4,486,502 4,991,317
Girona 262 2,113 8,927 9,799 8,286 2,883 21 7,458 17,857 1,066 2,855 962 1,502 622,782 686,773
Lleida 90 1,403 4,743 5,501 4,567 1,669 15 4,786 10,582 584 1,890 638 818 345,886 383,172
Tarragona 246 2,668 9,905 10,893 9,835 2,541 52 10,035 18,903 1,028 3,499 1,204 1,442 651,540 723,791
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
Note: Al Cens de població 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 25, 2025.

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.


For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.