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Tertiary educational attainment

Tertiary educational attainment. By sex. Age group 25-34 Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 56.5 52.0 43.1
2022 54.4 50.2 42.0
2021 53.1 48.5 (b) Break in time series 41.4 (b) Break in time series
2020 51.8 47.4 40.6
2019 51.6 46.5 39.6
2018 49.3 44.3 38.7
2017 46.6 42.6 37.6
2016 45.1 41.0 36.8
2015 43.7 41.0 36.5
2014 45.9 (b) Break in time series 41.5 (b) Break in time series 35.9 (b) Break in time series
2013 43.7 41.1 35.1
2012 40.6 40.4 34.1
2011 40.8 40.3 33.0
2010 40.7 40.3 32.2
2009 40.2 39.5 31.2
2008 40.8 40.0 29.9
2007 38.9 40.0 28.9
2006 40.1 40.3 28.1
2005 41.7 40.7 27.2
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of Catalonia of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
(b) Break in time series.
Indicador ODS Indicator 04.20 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals
Tertiary educational attainment. By sex. Age group 30-34 Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 56.9 50.6 43.9
2022 54.0 48.7 42.8
2021 51.8 46.2 (b) Break in time series 41.9 (b) Break in time series
2020 50.0 44.8 41.2
2019 50.6 44.7 40.4
2018 47.3 42.4 39.5
2017 44.8 41.2 38.6
2016 43.1 40.1 37.8
2015 43.1 40.9 37.3
2014 47.0 (b) Break in time series 42.3 (b) Break in time series 36.5 (b) Break in time series
2013 46.2 42.3 35.6
2012 42.9 41.5 34.5
2011 42.2 41.9 33.4
2010 42.7 42.0 32.6
2009 41.4 40.7 31.1
2008 42.6 41.3 30.1
2007 39.7 40.9 29.0
2006 38.7 39.4 28.0
2005 41.2 39.9 27.2
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of Catalonia of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
(b) Break in time series.
Indicador ODS Indicator 04.20 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals

Last update: February 20, 2024. Revised series on June 5, 2024.

EPA

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Economically Active Population Survey (EPA).

Methodological note

The indicator measures the share of the population aged 25–34 who have successfully completed tertiary studies (e.g. university, higher technical institution, etc.). This educational attainment refers to ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) 2011 level 5–8 for data from 2014 onwards and to ISCED 1997 level 5–6 for data up to 2013. The indicator is based on the EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS). In the case of Catalonia and Spain, it is in the INE's Labour Force Survey integrated.

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