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Level of education attained by the population aged 15 and over. By sex and level of education

Population aged 15 and over by level of education attained. By sex and level of education Catalonia Value. Total
Total Primary education or lower First stage of secondary education and similar Second stage of secondary education and similar Higher education
2023 6,785,053 909,927 1,863,642 1,598,433 2,413,051
2022 6,639,761 927,999 1,852,382 1,553,094 2,306,286
2021 6,606,886 993,852 1,831,562 1,542,312 2,239,160
2020 6,620,940 982,035 1,869,810 1,559,215 2,209,880
2019 6,516,610 1,029,475 1,869,015 1,543,840 2,074,280
2018 6,429,670 1,039,730 1,831,210 1,530,215 2,028,515
Units: Persons.
Source:
2018-2020: Idescat. Educational Attainment Statistics.
2021: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
2022-2023: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
Note: Results are rounded to multiple values of 5. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
Population aged 15 and over by level of education attained. By sex and level of education Spain Value. Total
Total Primary education or lower First stage of secondary education and similar Second stage of secondary education and similar Higher education
2023 41,548,146 6,412,483 12,377,388 9,103,971 13,654,304
2022 40,899,207 6,545,911 12,346,077 8,858,095 13,149,124
2021 40,686,130 6,912,822 12,239,237 8,772,226 12,761,845
2020 .. 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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 .. 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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2018 .. 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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Persons.
Source: INE. Annual Population Census.

Last update: July 25, 2025.

Methodological note

Educational level refers to the highest level of study attained by an individual, regardless of whether they are currently studying within the date of reference. An individual is considered to have reached a certain level of instruction when he or she has finished and passed all of the years required for this level and thus has the necessary conditions for obtaining the corresponding qualification or diploma.

Level of education attained

Results are offered by the levels of education in the CCED-2020 (A), adapted and aggregated in 4 categories:

  • Primary education and lower (categories 01 to 03 of the CCED-2020 A, adapted)
  • Lower secondary education and similar (category 04 of the CCED-2020 A adapted)
  • Upper secondary education and similar (categories 05 to 07 of the CCED-2020 A, adapted)
  • Tertiary education (categories 08 to 12 of the CCED-2020 A, adapted)

The source of this information for the years 2001, 2011 and 2021 is the Population and Housing Census, which is carried out by the INE and, with annual frequency from 2021, provides the main demographic and social characteristics of the population.

For the years 2018 to 2020, the source of the information is the Education Attainment Statistics, carried out by Idescat.

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