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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 2024/2025
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 0 910 0 910
Alt Empordà 0 0 0 0 2,505 0 2,505
Alt Penedès 15 10 95 0 2,435 120 2,460
Alt Urgell 5 0 165 5 340 175 345
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0 0 80 0 80
Anoia 115 150 550 10 2,385 825 2,645
Aran 0 0 0 0 160 0 160
Bages 350 420 2,045 595 3,115 3,405 3,880
Baix Camp 420 250 2,775 95 3,890 3,545 4,565
Baix Ebre 105 130 725 210 1,155 1,165 1,385
Baix Empordà 0 0 0 0 2,400 0 2,400
Baix Llobregat 155 740 2,090 50 18,805 3,030 19,700
Baix Penedès 35 35 270 0 1,665 340 1,730
Barcelonès 31,935 7,895 55,580 8,700 13,845 104,115 53,675
Berguedà 0 0 0 0 780 0 780
Cerdanya 0 0 0 0 320 0 320
Conca de Barberà 0 0 0 0 435 0 435
Garraf 145 120 1,320 15 3,020 1,595 3,285
Garrigues 0 0 0 0 360 0 360
Garrotxa 0 0 0 0 1,140 0 1,140
Gironès 1,530 1,430 9,505 1,015 1,870 13,485 4,830
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 95 0 95
Maresme 530 1,155 2,285 85 9,485 4,055 11,170
Moianès 0 0 0 0 325 0 325
Montsià 10 15 95 5 1,185 130 1,210
Noguera 0 0 0 0 840 0 840
Osona 310 770 4,905 0 2,700 5,990 3,780
Pallars Jussà 0 0 0 20 250 20 250
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 0 0 135 0 135
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 0 0 775 0 775
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 0 0 835 0 835
Priorat 0 0 0 0 170 0 170
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 0 0 395 0 395
Ripollès 0 0 0 0 430 0 430
Segarra 0 0 0 0 460 0 460
Segrià 2,315 1,110 6,080 220 1,550 9,725 4,975
Selva 0 0 0 0 3,070 0 3,070
Solsonès 0 0 0 0 330 0 330
Tarragonès 1,605 1,185 6,600 445 2,930 9,835 5,720
Terra Alta 0 0 0 0 235 0 235
Urgell 0 0 0 0 785 0 785
Vallès Occidental 2,565 11,835 28,105 2,265 10,105 44,770 24,505
Vallès Oriental 0 30 250 40 9,495 320 9,530
Catalonia 42,140 .. 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 206,640 177,610
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 2024/2025
The same municipality To rest of the county To rest of Catalonia Total
Alt Camp 0 0 910 910
Alt Empordà 0 0 2,505 2,505
Alt Penedès 15 10 2,435 2,460
Alt Urgell 5 0 340 345
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 80 80
Anoia 115 150 2,385 2,645
Aran 0 0 160 160
Bages 350 420 3,115 3,880
Baix Camp 420 250 3,890 4,565
Baix Ebre 105 130 1,155 1,385
Baix Empordà 0 0 2,400 2,400
Baix Llobregat 155 740 18,805 19,700
Baix Penedès 35 35 1,665 1,730
Barcelonès 31,935 7,895 13,845 53,675
Berguedà 0 0 780 780
Cerdanya 0 0 320 320
Conca de Barberà 0 0 435 435
Garraf 145 120 3,020 3,285
Garrigues 0 0 360 360
Garrotxa 0 0 1,140 1,140
Gironès 1,530 1,430 1,870 4,830
Lluçanès 0 0 95 95
Maresme 530 1,155 9,485 11,170
Moianès 0 0 325 325
Montsià 10 15 1,185 1,210
Noguera 0 0 840 840
Osona 310 770 2,700 3,780
Pallars Jussà 0 0 250 250
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 135 135
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 775 775
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 835 835
Priorat 0 0 170 170
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 395 395
Ripollès 0 0 430 430
Segarra 0 0 460 460
Segrià 2,315 1,110 1,550 4,975
Selva 0 0 3,070 3,070
Solsonès 0 0 330 330
Tarragonès 1,605 1,185 2,930 5,720
Terra Alta 0 0 235 235
Urgell 0 0 785 785
Vallès Occidental 2,565 11,835 10,105 24,505
Vallès Oriental 0 30 9,495 9,530
Catalonia 42,140 27,270 108,200 177,610
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 2024/2025
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 15 10 55 40 0 120
Alt Urgell 5 0 135 30 5 175
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anoia 115 150 370 180 10 825
Aran 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bages 350 420 1,755 290 595 3,405
Baix Camp 420 250 2,000 775 95 3,545
Baix Ebre 105 130 485 240 210 1,165
Baix Empordà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baix Llobregat 155 740 1,925 165 50 3,030
Baix Penedès 35 35 215 55 0 340
Barcelonès 31,935 7,895 49,570 6,010 8,700 104,115
Berguedà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerdanya 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conca de Barberà 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garraf 145 120 1,260 60 15 1,595
Garrigues 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garrotxa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gironès 1,530 1,430 8,675 830 1,015 13,485
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maresme 530 1,155 2,215 70 85 4,055
Moianès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montsià 10 15 85 10 5 130
Noguera 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osona 310 770 4,065 840 0 5,990
Pallars Jussà 0 0 0 0 20 20
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 2,315 1,110 4,380 1,700 220 9,725
Selva 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solsonès 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tarragonès 1,605 1,185 5,670 930 445 9,835
Terra Alta 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vallès Occidental 2,565 11,835 25,085 3,020 2,265 44,770
Vallès Oriental 0 30 250 0 40 320
Catalonia 42,140 27,270 108,200 15,250 13,775 206,640
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: October 14, 2026.

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 "..".