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Population aged 15 and over. By the highest level of studies in progress. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Population aged 15 and over. By the highest level of studies in progress Catalonia. 2024
Primary or lower education Lower secondary school and similar Compulsory secondary education (4th year) High-school education and similar Intermediate vocational training education and similar Official language school education Professional music and dance education and similar Higher vocational training education and similar Bachelor's level up to 240 credits and similar Bachelor's level of more than 240 credits and similar Master's or equivalent level Doctoral or equivalent level Currently studying, but no type of study is listed Not studying Total
Alt Camp 21 183 549 603 474 129 3 594 1,041 54 204 45 108 35,778 39,777
Alt Empordà 39 423 1,674 1,788 1,359 501 6 1,266 3,105 177 456 96 252 115,836 126,981
Alt Penedès 18 309 1,476 1,593 1,407 333 6 1,461 2,982 153 477 108 192 86,469 96,993
Alt Urgell 0 63 222 237 222 87 6 198 465 27 99 18 36 16,890 18,570
Alta Ribagorça 0 18 42 51 57 6 0 51 105 6 18 6 6 3,189 3,558
Anoia 24 378 1,650 1,872 1,602 321 6 1,635 3,108 153 417 117 243 98,085 109,623
Aran 0 24 84 135 180 33 0 105 264 12 33 15 30 8,367 9,279
Bages 99 408 2,187 2,613 1,944 495 6 2,052 4,677 231 720 186 303 142,869 158,790
Baix Camp 63 564 2,547 3,036 2,271 651 12 2,619 5,178 288 909 291 366 154,944 173,739
Baix Ebre 21 234 837 840 1,026 243 9 975 1,722 102 318 93 153 64,662 71,232
Baix Empordà 24 336 1,653 1,698 1,359 393 6 1,311 2,871 162 447 117 258 112,848 123,486
Baix Llobregat 327 2,481 9,951 12,606 9,591 2,811 21 12,474 22,374 1,245 3,174 1,008 1,614 648,996 728,670
Baix Penedès 18 372 1,374 1,452 1,437 348 0 1,431 2,160 120 321 90 213 92,211 101,544
Barcelonès 744 5,259 21,060 29,469 16,197 10,095 111 23,736 58,194 3,825 11,412 6,240 3,696 1,879,176 2,069,217
Berguedà 18 105 402 456 372 147 3 414 972 57 159 48 57 32,718 35,934
Cerdanya 0 66 180 240 225 63 0 210 489 30 87 24 42 15,867 17,523
Conca de Barberà 9 39 225 234 210 45 3 270 471 21 87 15 27 16,260 17,916
Garraf 9 501 1,671 2,214 1,524 522 12 1,851 4,125 252 615 180 378 126,372 140,226
Garrigues 6 48 174 216 192 54 0 213 441 18 72 24 33 15,186 16,674
Garrotxa 24 216 633 663 687 225 0 597 1,329 93 222 48 144 48,852 53,727
Gironès 90 474 2,487 2,784 2,238 1,206 9 2,022 5,610 369 993 411 462 153,270 172,425
Lluçanès 0 9 54 57 48 9 0 48 111 9 18 3 3 4,614 4,983
Maresme 111 1,323 5,427 6,954 4,812 1,407 18 5,523 13,137 687 1,911 588 723 364,008 406,626
Moianès 3 27 180 186 156 36 0 168 378 27 54 30 21 11,556 12,810
Montsià 33 234 738 768 1,020 225 6 882 1,563 84 300 75 141 55,923 61,995
Noguera 9 120 453 468 399 93 0 381 903 45 168 33 51 31,185 34,308
Osona 45 357 1,986 2,187 1,602 414 3 1,710 4,134 255 672 240 264 125,514 139,383
Pallars Jussà 0 30 126 144 150 39 0 174 300 18 63 30 30 10,770 11,877
Pallars Sobirà 0 9 60 90 111 24 0 81 210 6 42 12 3 5,847 6,495
Pla d'Urgell 9 117 474 480 423 84 0 420 891 51 159 30 48 29,166 32,358
Pla de l'Estany 12 81 411 414 444 168 6 384 924 69 156 51 48 25,128 28,299
Priorat 6 27 78 108 93 30 0 108 180 9 42 15 12 7,698 8,406
Ribera d'Ebre 9 72 159 192 285 60 0 252 474 21 111 18 39 17,730 19,425
Ripollès 9 36 270 225 273 81 0 255 555 24 93 33 27 20,820 22,707
Segarra 0 66 246 258 315 51 0 270 504 27 105 27 54 17,250 19,182
Segrià 48 696 2,490 2,955 2,130 1,116 6 2,481 5,613 339 1,053 387 420 167,256 186,993
Selva 60 450 2,094 2,160 2,031 474 9 1,944 3,726 186 564 153 345 144,846 159,039
Solsonès 3 45 156 189 159 36 3 174 369 24 81 27 27 11,910 13,209
Tarragonès 87 861 3,348 3,918 2,850 1,113 9 3,333 6,537 411 1,257 543 528 209,631 234,420
Terra Alta 3 18 105 111 111 21 3 111 249 12 42 6 6 9,315 10,116
Urgell 27 120 423 456 447 174 3 414 888 48 141 24 78 29,535 32,775
Vallès Occidental 396 2,208 12,186 15,174 10,869 3,462 54 13,224 27,660 1,626 4,401 1,506 1,524 722,976 817,260
Vallès Oriental 78 978 5,268 6,165 5,193 1,038 12 5,850 11,334 579 1,728 459 624 326,841 366,144
Catalonia 2,513 20,390 87,816 108,459 78,493 28,858 355 93,680 202,334 11,942 34,407 13,473 13,620 6,218,357 6,914,697
Metropolità 1,659 12,258 53,949 70,416 46,710 18,819 213 60,861 132,825 7,965 22,638 9,810 8,187 3,945,351 4,391,652
Comarques Gironines 261 2,019 9,222 9,735 8,394 3,042 30 7,785 18,117 1,080 2,928 912 1,530 621,600 686,664
Camp de Tarragona 186 1,674 6,750 7,896 5,901 1,965 24 6,921 13,407 774 2,499 906 1,041 424,308 474,258
Terres de l'Ebre 63 555 1,839 1,917 2,442 555 21 2,217 4,005 219 771 195 339 147,630 162,768
Ponent 99 1,167 4,260 4,830 3,900 1,572 12 4,182 9,243 531 1,698 531 678 289,578 322,290
Comarques Centrals 171 960 4,968 5,700 4,293 1,134 18 4,572 10,644 600 1,716 528 672 329,937 365,925
Alt Pirineu i Aran 3 210 714 897 945 252 6 819 1,839 102 342 105 150 60,927 67,302
Penedès 72 1,548 6,114 7,071 5,904 1,515 27 6,321 12,249 666 1,815 489 1,020 399,024 443,838
Barcelona 1,881 14,348 63,502 81,545 55,320 21,089 254 70,162 153,186 9,090 25,758 10,704 9,644 4,570,095 5,086,578
Girona 262 2,069 9,374 9,940 8,575 3,084 32 7,946 18,528 1,107 2,995 938 1,559 634,345 700,754
Lleida 267 1,370 4,977 5,714 4,820 1,818 20 5,004 11,044 631 2,062 640 825 349,768 388,796
Tarragona 0 2,603 9,963 11,260 9,778 2,867 49 10,568 19,576 1,114 3,592 1,191 1,592 664,149 738,569
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Annual Population Census.
Note: Al Cens de població de 2021,per garantir el secret estadístic, els resultats estan arrodonits aleatòriament a valors múltiples de 3. Per aquesta raó algun total pot no coincidir amb la suma de la seva desagregació.

Last update: June 4, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Ongoing studies
Those that have an established curriculum, a minimum duration of three months and which are associated to an official or private education centre, regardless of being independent learning, distance or correspondence education, etc.

Methodological aspects

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Population censuses include a question about ongoing studies of any kind that the persons were studying on the date of reference.

The Report draws on information from the censuses of 2001 and 2011. the question addresses persons aged 16 and over and is a multiple response question, allowing up to three categories to be marked.


2001 Population Censuses

The ongoing studies included:

  • Education for adults (literacy, basic education).
  • Social inclusion programmes.
  • GCSE and adult secondary education
  • Batxillerat, BUP, COU (Pre-university studies).
  • Official Language Schools.
  • Basic and intermediate arts courses
  • Vocational training at intermediate or equivalent level.
  • Vocational training at advanced or equivalent level.
  • University diploma, technical architecture or engineering or equivalent.
  • University degree, architecture, engineering or equivalent.
  • Post graduate studies, master's degree, medical internships or similar.
  • Doctorate.
  • Other training courses: Courses and workshops aimed at the unemployed. Internal training by companies (for employees only). Other courses not included in these (IT, official examinations, etc.), language academies, courses for cultural or leisure activities, etc.).

2011 Population Censuses

The ongoing studies included:

  • GCSE, adult secondary education.
  • Programmes for entry level professional qualifications.
  • Batxillerat (Pre-university courses).
  • Intermediate vocational training, arts and design, sports training and equivalents.
  • Courses in official language schools.
  • Professional music and dance courses.
  • Advanced vocational training, arts and design, sports training and equivalents.
  • University diploma, technical architecture or engineering or equivalent.
  • University level courses and arts courses and equivalents.
  • University degree, architecture, engineering or equivalent.
  • University master's degree, medical specialisations or similar.
  • Doctorate.
  • Other official education courses (basic adult education...).
  • Training courses by public employment services.
  • Other courses without official regulation.

The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.


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