44.2% of Basques over the age of 15 have received higher education
302,480 people have higher vocational training (15.7% of the population aged 16 and over), 198,844 people have university degrees or diplomas (10.3%) and 327,112 have bachelor's degrees, double degrees or master's degrees (17%).
44.2% of the population aged 16 years and over residing in the ACV have received higher education, university or vocational education, a total of 850,805 people, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to Euskate based on data from 2025.
In addition, the population that reached the first or lower stage of compulsory education in that year accounted for 35.1 per cent of the population, with a total of 676,310 persons.
The second stage of secondary education and post-secondary education brought together 399,215 people that year, representing 20.7% of the population aged 16 and over, a tenth more than in 2024.
Within this group, 387,286 persons obtained a baccalaureate, mid-level vocational training or equivalent qualifications (20.1 per cent of the population aged 16 and over).
With regard to highereducation, 302,480 persons had higher vocational training (15.7 per cent of the population aged 16 and over), 198,844 persons had university degrees or diplomas (10.3 per cent) and 327,112 had bachelor's degrees, double degrees or master's degrees (17 per cent).