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University education. Resident student and located places of study. Counties and Aran

University education. Resident student and located places of study. Counties and Aran 2023/24
Residents that study in the same municipality they live Residents that study in the rest of the county Non- residents that study in the county Residence is not given and they study in the county Residents that study in the rest of Catalonia Located places of study (1) Resident student population (2)
Alt Camp 0 0 0 0 890 0 890
Alt Empordà 0 0 0 0 2,460 0 2,460
Alt Penedès 0 0 0 0 2,405 0 2,405
Alt Urgell 0 0 0 0 345 0 345
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0 0 90 0 90
Anoia 90 155 475 10 2,320 735 2,565
Aran 0 0 0 0 165 0 165
Bages 335 435 1,840 575 3,080 3,190 3,850
Baix Camp 385 235 2,515 85 3,775 3,215 4,395
Baix Ebre 110 125 690 190 1,150 1,115 1,385
Baix Empordà 0 0 0 0 2,345 0 2,345
Baix Llobregat 85 440 1,475 50 18,495 2,055 19,025
Baix Penedès 30 35 275 0 1,650 340 1,710
Barcelonès 31,425 7,930 55,985 8,445 13,220 103,785 52,575
Berguedà 0 0 0 0 755 0 755
Cerdanya 0 0 0 0 330 0 330
Conca de Barberà 0 0 0 0 420 0 420
Garraf 135 130 1,300 25 2,935 1,590 3,200
Garrigues 0 0 0 0 370 0 370
Garrotxa 0 0 0 0 1,115 0 1,115
Gironès 1,555 1,450 9,255 965 1,835 13,220 4,835
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 90 0 90
Maresme 465 1,110 2,255 75 9,320 3,905 10,895
Moianès 0 0 0 0 335 0 335
Montsià 10 20 135 5 1,190 170 1,220
Noguera 0 0 0 0 825 0 825
Osona 280 730 4,730 0 2,740 5,740 3,750
Pallars Jussà 0 0 0 0 260 0 260
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 0 0 120 0 120
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 0 0 785 0 785
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 0 0 820 0 820
Priorat 0 0 0 0 155 0 155
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 0 0 400 0 400
Ripollès 0 0 0 0 410 0 410
Segarra 0 0 0 0 465 0 465
Segrià 2,230 1,060 6,085 270 1,615 9,650 4,905
Selva 0 0 0 0 3,030 0 3,030
Solsonès 0 0 0 0 315 0 315
Tarragonès 1,580 1,150 6,695 425 2,815 9,850 5,550
Terra Alta 0 0 0 0 235 0 235
Urgell 0 0 0 0 790 0 790
Vallès Occidental 2,455 11,380 27,900 2,220 10,055 43,955 23,885
Vallès Oriental 0 35 260 0 9,370 300 9,405
Catalonia 41,170 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 202,815 173,870
Units: Students.
Source: Idescat. Statistics on Commuting for University Studies.
Notes:
(1) Located places of study = Residents that study in the same municipality they live + Residents that study in the rest of the county + Non-residents that study in the county + Residence is not given and they study in the county.
(2) Resident student population = Residents that study in the same municipality they live + Residents that study in the rest of the county + Residents that study in the rest of Catalonia.
For school years 2011-2012 to 2014-2015, the category "Non-residents studying in the geographical area" includes some students for whom no residence is recorded.
Results are rounded to multiple values of 5. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Resident student population by place of study. Counties and Aran 2023/24
The same municipality To rest of the county To rest of Catalonia Total
Alt Camp 0 0 890 890
Alt Empordà 0 0 2,460 2,460
Alt Penedès 0 0 2,405 2,405
Alt Urgell 0 0 345 345
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 90 90
Anoia 90 155 2,320 2,565
Aran 0 0 165 165
Bages 335 435 3,080 3,850
Baix Camp 385 235 3,775 4,395
Baix Ebre 110 125 1,150 1,385
Baix Empordà 0 0 2,345 2,345
Baix Llobregat 85 440 18,495 19,025
Baix Penedès 30 35 1,650 1,710
Barcelonès 31,425 7,930 13,220 52,575
Berguedà 0 0 755 755
Cerdanya 0 0 330 330
Conca de Barberà 0 0 420 420
Garraf 135 130 2,935 3,200
Garrigues 0 0 370 370
Garrotxa 0 0 1,115 1,115
Gironès 1,555 1,450 1,835 4,835
Lluçanès 0 0 90 90
Maresme 465 1,110 9,320 10,895
Moianès 0 0 335 335
Montsià 10 20 1,190 1,220
Noguera 0 0 825 825
Osona 280 730 2,740 3,750
Pallars Jussà 0 0 260 260
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 120 120
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 785 785
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 820 820
Priorat 0 0 155 155
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 400 400
Ripollès 0 0 410 410
Segarra 0 0 465 465
Segrià 2,230 1,060 1,615 4,905
Selva 0 0 3,030 3,030
Solsonès 0 0 315 315
Tarragonès 1,580 1,150 2,815 5,550
Terra Alta 0 0 235 235
Urgell 0 0 790 790
Vallès Occidental 2,455 11,380 10,055 23,885
Vallès Oriental 0 35 9,370 9,405
Catalonia 41,170 26,425 106,275 173,870
Units: Students.
Source: Idescat. Statistics on Commuting for University Studies.
Note: Results are rounded to multiple values of 5. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
Located places of study by student's place of residence. Counties and Aran 2023/24
The same municipality To rest of the county To rest of Catalonia Outside Catalonia Not stated Total
Alt Camp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alt Empordà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alt Penedès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alt Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anoia 90 155 320 155 10 735
Aran 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bages 335 435 1,560 280 575 3,190
Baix Camp 385 235 1,745 770 85 3,215
Baix Ebre 110 125 445 245 190 1,115
Baix Empordà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baix Llobregat 85 440 1,365 110 50 2,055
Baix Penedès 30 35 235 40 0 340
Barcelonès 31,425 7,930 49,585 6,400 8,445 103,785
Berguedà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerdanya 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conca de Barberà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garraf 135 130 1,245 55 25 1,590
Garrigues 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garrotxa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gironès 1,555 1,450 8,490 765 965 13,220
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maresme 465 1,110 2,175 80 75 3,905
Moianès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montsià 10 20 115 20 5 170
Noguera 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osona 280 730 3,845 885 0 5,740
Pallars Jussà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 0 0 0 0
Priorat 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ripollès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Segarra 0 0 0 0 0 0
Segrià 2,230 1,060 4,405 1,680 270 9,650
Selva 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solsonès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tarragonès 1,580 1,150 5,730 965 425 9,850
Terra Alta 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vallès Occidental 2,455 11,380 24,750 3,150 2,220 43,955
Vallès Oriental 0 35 260 0 0 300
Catalonia 41,170 26,425 106,275 15,605 13,340 202,815
Units: Students.
Source: Idescat. Statistics on Commuting for University Studies.
Notes:
For school years 2011-2012 to 2014-2015, the category "They live outside Catalonia" includes some students for whom no residence is recorded.
Results are rounded to multiple values of 5. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.

Last update: December 10, 2025.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Difference
Difference between the number of located places of study and the population resident in any given geographical area.
Local study places
Places in the selected geographical area where the students study, whether or not they are resident in that geographical area.
Non-residents that study inside area
Persons that study in the selected geographical area but reside outside of this area.
Resident Student Population
Population resident in the selected geographical area that study, regardless of whether they study in that geographical area or somewhere else.
Residents that study inside area
Persons that study in the same geographical area in which they reside.
Residents that study out-of-area
Persons resident in the selected geographical area that study in a different geographical area.

Methodological aspects

The Statistics on the obligatory mobility for study reasons of university students are obtained on the basis of a statistical treatment of the enrolment records of university students from the UNEIX system (Secretariat for Universities and Research).

These Statistics enrolment records and provides information on the enrolments of students aged 18 years or more at any of the twelve universities in Catalonia (apart from the UOC, because this is not a university that students attend in person). It also includes information on public and private, integrated and scribed, university centres and on education levels with homologated bachelor degree certificates. It therefore excludes associated centres, masters and PhD education levels and non-homologated certificates.

As for mobility programmes abroad and with the rest of Spain, students are not included if they are enrolled at non Catalan universities universities but are taking courses at a Catalan university, and neither are students included if they are enrolled at a Catalan university but are taking courses at a university elsewhere.

The reference population is students enrolled at university education centres located in Catalonia.

The unit of analysis is people that travel for study reasons, based on a comparison between the municipality of residence and the municipality of study.

These Statistics are produced annually and the reference year is that of the start of the academic year. So, in 2011 information is analysed on the enrolments recorded in September for the 2011-2012 academic year. The series starts with data for 2011.

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 "..".