Tertiary education in País Vasco

In País Vasco, 58.2% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
País Vasco, 2025 58.2% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +2.0percentage points 2024: 56.2%
Spain, 2025 42.4% Country total
Position in 2025 9th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in País Vasco 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 País VascoSpain
2025 58.2% 42.4%
2024 56.2% 42.0%
2023 55.7% 41.4%
2022 55.0% 40.7%
2021 55.0%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2020 53.4% 39.7%
2019 50.8% 38.6%
2018 49.6% 37.3%
2017 49.7% 36.4%
2016 48.6% 35.7%
2015 47.8% 35.1%
2014 47.0%b (break in time series) 34.7%b (break in time series)
2013 46.8% 33.7%
2012 46.0% 32.6%
2011 44.5% 31.9%
2010 43.7% 31.0%
2009 43.3% 30.0%
2008 41.7% 29.5%
2007 42.4% 29.3%
2006 41.8% 28.8%
2005 40.8%b (break in time series) 28.5%b (break in time series)
2004 37.2% 26.7%
2003 35.9% 25.6%
2002 33.8% 24.9%
2001 33.0% 23.7%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 56.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 47.8%, the figure has changed by +10.4 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, País Vasco has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 42.4%.

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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 País Vasco
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat