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Tertiary educational attainment

Tertiary educational attainment. By sex. Age group 25-34 2023
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
Men 53.4 46.1 37.6
Women 59.6 58.0 48.8
Total 56.5 52.0 43.1
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.
Indicador ODS Indicator 04.20 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals
Tertiary educational attainment. By sex. Age group 30-34 2023
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
Men 53.9 45.1 38.5
Women 59.9 56.2 49.4
Total 56.9 50.6 43.9
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.
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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