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Students of tertiary education levels. By study areas

Students of tertiary education levels. Total Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 362,056 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 354,469 2,145,333 18,010,290
SY 2018/19 346,097 2,083,979 16,863,363
SY 2017/18 337,650 2,051,826 17,502,045
SY 2016/17 331,694 2,010,183 17,340,948
SY 2015/16 321,540 1,968,702 17,158,296
SY 2014/15 317,340 1,963,924 17,215,035
SY 2013/14 313,463 1,982,162 17,212,746
SY 2012/13 312,550 1,969,413 17,231,328
SY 2011/12 315,701 1,965,829 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 310,943 1,950,482 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 296,072 1,878,973 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 283,473 1,800,834 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 275,036 1,781,019 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 271,325 1,777,498 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 267,393 1,789,254 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 267,362 1,809,353 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 268,239 1,839,903 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 264,950 1,840,607 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 262,803 1,832,760 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 257,659 1,833,527 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University and Ministry of Education. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Students of tertiary education levels. Art and humanities Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 32,359 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 30,095 235,470 2,073,263
SY 2018/19 29,050 233,345 2,007,026
SY 2017/18 27,088 227,267 2,062,102
SY 2016/17 26,853 221,369 2,030,093
SY 2015/16 25,931 219,324 2,024,168
SY 2014/15 25,149 216,980 1,925,602
SY 2013/14 25,620 217,396 2,042,764
SY 2012/13 26,458 216,366 1,988,195
SY 2011/12 27,022 216,241 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 26,277 214,553 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 24,362 201,050 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 23,226 189,088 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 22,741 187,007 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 22,461 186,637 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 22,331 186,082 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 22,785 189,982 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 23,029 193,190 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 23,550 195,104 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 24,132 196,105 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 25,058 196,187 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: The tables by study area do not include information for short-cycle higher education (level 5) in Catalonia.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Students of tertiary education levels. Social and legal science Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 126,450 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 124,837 886,674 7,007,779
SY 2018/19 122,427 861,903 6,541,536
SY 2017/18 120,155 856,213 6,880,003
SY 2016/17 118,769 838,203 6,872,440
SY 2015/16 114,321 826,506 6,833,169
SY 2014/15 111,833 820,032 6,295,348
SY 2013/14 110,769 833,247 7,024,047
SY 2012/13 113,050 831,232 6,769,710
SY 2011/12 118,376 839,409 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 124,572 817,252 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 122,560 798,564 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 118,733 758,151 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 114,400 744,466 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 112,596 737,662 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 110,670 737,173 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 108,723 740,025 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 107,797 767,240 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 106,726 769,374 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 104,673 786,254 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 102,135 801,251 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: The tables by study area do not include information for short-cycle higher education (level 5) in Catalonia.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Students of tertiary education levels. Science Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 17,736 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 17,462 238,708 2,112,958
SY 2018/19 17,510 226,877 1,998,294
SY 2017/18 17,339 216,010 2,102,176
SY 2016/17 17,344 207,246 2,027,963
SY 2015/16 17,281 196,893 1,944,249
SY 2014/15 16,743 193,828 1,856,434
SY 2013/14 16,641 187,642 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2012/13 16,570 183,147 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2011/12 16,683 186,754 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 16,346 191,147 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 13,955 172,866 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 13,694 189,088 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 13,660 178,102 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 13,340 188,415 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 13,017 203,975 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 13,128 220,741 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 13,452 242,867 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 13,884 248,482 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 14,322 243,757 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 14,786 238,359 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: The tables by study area do not include information for short-cycle higher education (level 5) in Catalonia.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Students of tertiary education levels. Health Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 58,148 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 57,216 344,223 2,443,749
SY 2018/19 55,767 326,467 2,237,971
SY 2017/18 53,592 315,018 2,334,470
SY 2016/17 52,117 301,511 2,300,142
SY 2015/16 49,806 285,208 2,239,168
SY 2014/15 47,078 274,992 2,104,493
SY 2013/14 46,037 269,973 2,211,728
SY 2012/13 43,336 260,626 2,069,021
SY 2011/12 39,014 251,626 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 31,006 247,711 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 25,510 236,751 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 22,532 226,905 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 21,274 220,846 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 20,815 211,522 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 20,006 200,396 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 19,706 197,219 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 19,876 171,111 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 19,936 169,336 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 20,076 164,948 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 20,384 163,184 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: The tables by study area do not include information for short-cycle higher education (level 5) in Catalonia.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Students of tertiary education levels. Engineering and architecture Value
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
SY 2020/21 54,646 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2019/20 53,168 440,258 4,087,635
SY 2018/19 51,841 435,387 3,998,315
SY 2017/18 50,798 437,318 3,841,458
SY 2016/17 50,581 441,854 3,817,718
SY 2015/16 51,628 440,771 3,855,476
SY 2014/15 52,181 458,092 3,598,543
SY 2013/14 53,107 472,736 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2012/13 54,157 478,021 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2011/12 57,293 469,833 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2010/11 58,757 479,819 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2009/10 58,641 467,864 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2008/09 58,720 441,204 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2007/08 58,783 454,160 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2006/07 60,440 455,039 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2005/06 60,944 458,049 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2004/05 62,062 459,576 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2003/04 63,444 465,495 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2002/03 62,476 460,152 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2001/02 62,313 443,528 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
SY 2000/01 60,062 436,379 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Research and University. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: The tables by study area do not include information for short-cycle higher education (level 5) in Catalonia.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: December 7, 2022.

EU

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on University Teaching (EU).

Methodological note

People studying at university or university-like (tertiary-level) education with an education level CINE-2011 (ISCED) (International Standard Classification of Education).

  • Level 5. Short-cycle tertiary education
  • Level 6. Bachelor's or equivalent level
  • Level 7. Master's or equivalent level
  • Level 8. Doctoral or equivalent level

In Catalonia tertiary education level covers higher education in design, conservation and restoration of cultural assets, dramatic arts, higher degree in music, higher degree in dance and training cycles for higher degree vocational training, training cycles for higher degree plastic arts and design, higher degree in sports and university education.

Within university education, studies previous to the European Higher Education Area (first cycle, first and second cycle, and second cycle studies) are included, and studies adapted to the European Higher Education Area (such as official degrees and masters). From the 2010/2011 school year, doctoral students are also included. Moreover, the data only collect official university studies.

The reference year refers to the second part of the school year: 2001 corresponds to 2000/2001, and so on successively.

Eurostat implemented the CINE-2011 (ISCED) classification from the 2012–2013 school year. For data on previous school years, the CINE-97 (ISCED) classification is followed.

Provisional data.

See also