Tertiary education in Cantabria

In Cantabria, 47.8% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Cantabria, 2025 47.8% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −1.0percentage points 2024: 48.8%
Spain, 2025 42.4% Country total
Position in 2025 35th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Cantabria over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period CantabriaSpain
2025 47.8% 42.4%
2024 48.8% 42.0%
2023 49.4% 41.4%
2022 45.3% 40.7%
2021 43.5%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2020 42.5% 39.7%
2019 42.0% 38.6%
2018 40.6% 37.3%
2017 40.4% 36.4%
2016 39.1% 35.7%
2015 38.1% 35.1%
2014 37.4%b (break in time series) 34.7%b (break in time series)
2013 37.2% 33.7%
2012 36.1% 32.6%
2011 35.2% 31.9%
2010 35.7% 31.0%
2009 33.8% 30.0%
2008 33.4% 29.5%
2007 32.3% 29.3%
2006 30.6% 28.8%
2005 30.6%b (break in time series) 28.5%b (break in time series)
2004 27.9% 26.7%
2003 27.5% 25.6%
2002 25.0% 24.9%
2001 23.9% 23.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 48.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 38.1%, the figure has changed by +9.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Cantabria has the 35th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 42.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Cantabria
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat