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Adults with higher education in Madrid
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
3 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
50.0%
−0.9 pp
since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025
3 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.1 pp
vs Spain
+7.6 pp
Spain: 42.4% · 2025
Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Madrid · Spain · European Union
+3.1 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
2000
2010
2015
2025
Madrid
Spain
European Union
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Madrid · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
50.0% · 2025
First value
31.4% · 2000
Highest
50.9% · 2024
Lowest
31.4% · 2000
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.0% | −0.9 pp | 42.4% | 36.9% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +0.4 pp | 42.0% | 35.9% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +0.7 pp | 41.4% | 35.1% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.1 pp | 40.7% | 34.2% |
| 2021break in series | 49.7% | −0.5 pp | 40.4% | 33.6% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +1.1 pp | 39.7% | 32.8% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +1.9 pp | 38.6% | 31.7% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.2 pp | 37.3% | 30.7% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.4 pp | 36.4% | 29.9% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | −0.3 pp | 35.7% | 29.1% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | −0.3 pp | 35.1% | 28.5% |
| 2014break in series | 47.2% | +1.2 pp | 34.7% | 27.8% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +1.5 pp | 33.7% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +1.4 pp | 32.6% | 26.2% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +1.5 pp | 31.9% | 25.4% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +2.7 pp | 31.0% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | −0.4 pp | 30.0% | 23.9% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +0.3 pp | 29.5% | 23.1% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +1.7 pp | 29.3% | 22.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +0.2 pp | 28.8% | 21.9% |
| 2005break in series | 37.1% | +1.6 pp | 28.5% | 21.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +1.7 pp | 26.7% | 20.9% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | −1.0 pp | 25.6% | 19.8% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +1.0 pp | 24.9% | 18.8% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +2.4 pp | 23.7% | — |
| 2000 | 31.4% | 22.7% | — |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Adults with higher education | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | País Vasco | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Comunidad de Madrid | 46.6% | |
| 3 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 44.5% | |
| 4 | Principado de Asturias | 40.7% | |
| 5 | Cantabria | 39.1% | |
| 6 | Cataluña | 38.6% | |
| 7 | La Rioja | 37.4% | |
| 8 | Aragón | 36.3% | |
| 9 | Galicia | 35.7% | |
| 10 | Castilla y León | 34.3% | |
| 11 | Comunitat Valenciana | 32.9% | |
| 12 | Canarias | 29.4% | |
| 13 | Illes Balears | 29.2% | |
| 14 | Andalucía | 29.1% | |
| 15 | Región de Murcia | 28.4% | |
| 16 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 28.2% | |
| 17 | Castilla-La Mancha | 27.4% | |
| 18 | Ciudad de Melilla | 26.9% | |
| 19 | Extremadura | 25.1% |
Source: Eurostat, 2016
What it means
The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.
How it is calculated
People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.
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