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University education. Students enrolled. By sex and universities

University education. Students enrolled in oficial degrees. By sex and universities Catalonia Students enrolled
Men Women Total
SY 2021/22 100,846 127,871 228,717
SY 2020/21 100,208 125,024 225,232
SY 2019/20 97,354 119,678 217,032
SY 2018/19 96,397 116,983 213,380
SY 2017/18 95,064 113,447 208,511
SY 2016/17 95,881 112,307 208,188
SY 2015/16 96,205 111,458 207,663
SY 2014/15 98,234 112,479 210,713
SY 2013/14 100,210 115,238 215,448
SY 2012/13 101,297 118,618 219,915
SY 2011/12 104,943 120,456 225,399
SY 2010/11 106,902 120,783 227,685
SY 2009/10 104,887 122,459 227,346
SY 2008/09 99,878 117,323 217,201
SY 2007/08 98,791 116,457 215,248
SY 2006/07 103,767 122,317 226,084
SY 2005/06 104,327 122,730 227,057
SY 2004/05 104,766 121,203 225,969
SY 2003/04 108,438 122,498 230,936
Source:
SY 2003/04-SY 2004/05: Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació.
SY 2005/06-SY 2008/09: Departament d'Innovació, Universitats i Empresa.
SY 2009/10-SY 2013/14: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.
SY 2014/15-SY 2018/19: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
SY 2019/20-SY 2021/22: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
Notes:
Integrated and attached centers.
Not included masters and PhD courses.
Polytechnic University of Catalonia: Provisional data.
Abat Oliba CEU University: 2008/09 academic year.
Provisional data. The data on the ascribed centres and diploma courses correspond to the 2007/08 academic year.
Provisional data.

Last update: June 20, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

University education
Education that seeks to prepare and specialise professionals, foster cultural progress and develop research. Access to university requires candidates to pass PAAU (university entrance aptitude tests). In the case of university colleges there is a set of reserved places for students proceeding from CFGS or FP2. University can also be accessed by people aged over twenty-five years that pass regulatory university entrance exams as proposed by universities, even though they do not possess the batxiller certificate. University education taken in higher technical colleges and faculties involves three cycles: first cycle studies, first and second cycle studies, second cycle studies and third cycle studies. Since the Bologna Plan came into force, university certificates are structured into three cycles: bachelor's degree, masters and doctorate. Bachelor's degrees replace diplomas and licentiates. Masters courses are for acquiring specialised training focused on research and the professional world. The aim of doctorate courses is to offer students advanced training in research techniques.

Methodological aspects

We have used the information obtained from the statistics services of Catalan universities. Data is offered on the number of teachers, and students enrolled at and qualified by the private and public universities that make up the Catalan university system. Data is also included in relation to the number of students taking third cycle (PhD and continuing education) courses. Since the Bologna Plan came into force (2010), information has been included on students enrolled for official degrees and masters. At the moment there are two coexisting systems until the expiry of the old plan. Data is also provided on PhD theses, and on students on the different student mobility programmes.

The mobility data for the Catalan university system are made up of all the students who take part in mobility actions, whether through international programmes or bilateral agreements with the different universities, and both the students who come and those who leave.

Catalan universities are:

Name Year established
University of Barcelona (UB) 1837
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) 1968
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) 1971
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) 1990
University of Lleida (UdL) 1991
University of Girona (UdG) 1991
Rovira i Virgili University (URV) 1991
Open University of Catalonia (UOC) 1995
Ramon Llull University (URL) 1991
University of Vic (UVic) the 2014 renamed University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) 1997
Internacional University of Catalonia (UIC) 1997
Abat Oliba CEU University (UAO) 2003

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 "..".