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Student population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province of study and studies in progress, according to place of residence and sex. 01/01/2024

Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Instituto Vasco de Estadística

	Basque Country			Araba / Álava			Bizkaia			Gipuzkoa
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
TOTAL	213,854	101,185	112,669	32,100	15,125	16,975	110,893	52,613	58,280	70,861	33,447	37,414
First stage of secondary and lower education	16,012	7,758	8,254	3,113	1,537	1,576	8,503	3,972	4,531	4,396	2,249	2,147
Second stage of Secondary Education and Non-Higher Postsecondary Education	86,063	41,555	44,508	13,346	6,363	6,983	44,551	21,825	22,726	28,166	13,367	14,799
Higher education	105,559	49,588	55,971	14,609	6,737	7,872	54,659	25,744	28,915	36,291	17,107	19,184
Non-formal_EPA REGULATED EDUCATION	6,220	2,284	3,936	1,032	488	544	3,180	1,072	2,108	2,008	724	1,284

ARABA / ÁLAVA	31,364	14,946	16,418	23,145	11,479	11,666	5,080	2,208	2,872	3,139	1,259	1,880
First stage of secondary and lower education	3,798	1,888	1,910	3,016	1,486	1,530	558	286	272	224	116	108
Second stage of Secondary Education and Non-Higher Postsecondary Education	13,920	6,631	7,289	12,554	5,989	6,565	912	434	478	454	208	246
Higher education	12,551	5,889	6,662	6,585	3,535	3,050	3,534	1,442	2,092	2,432	912	1,520
Non-formal_EPA REGULATED EDUCATION	1,095	538	557	990	469	521	76	46	30	29	23	6

BIZKAIA	100,521	48,529	51,992	3,669	1,611	2,058	91,884	44,885	46,999	4,968	2,033	2,935
First stage of secondary and lower education	7,955	3,694	4,261	59	30	29	7,816	3,612	4,204	80	52	28
Second stage of Secondary Education and Non-Higher Postsecondary Education	43,266	21,290	21,976	468	230	238	42,366	20,830	21,536	432	230	202
Higher education	46,189	22,511	23,678	3,123	1,342	1,781	38,628	19,428	19,200	4,438	1,741	2,697
Non-formal_EPA REGULATED EDUCATION	3,111	1,034	2,077	19	9	10	3,074	1,015	2,059	18	10	8

GIPUZKOA	61,580	30,567	31,013	1,583	747	836	4,390	2,081	2,309	55,607	27,739	27,868
First stage of secondary and lower education	4,179	2,136	2,043	22	13	9	82	48	34	4,075	2,075	2,000
Second stage of Secondary Education and Non-Higher Postsecondary Education	27,822	13,245	14,577	133	63	70	671	343	328	27,018	12,839	14,179
Higher education	27,590	14,486	13,104	1,419	667	752	3,613	1,682	1,931	22,558	12,137	10,421
Non-formal_EPA REGULATED EDUCATION	1,989	700	1,289	9	4	5	24	8	16	1,956	688	1,268

Outside of the Basque Country	20,389	7,143	13,246	3,703	1,288	2,415	9,539	3,439	6,100	7,147	2,416	4,731
First stage of secondary and lower education	80	40	40	16	8	8	47	26	21	17	6	11
Second stage of Secondary Education and Non-Higher Postsecondary Education	1,055	389	666	191	81	110	602	218	384	262	90	172
Higher education	19,229	6,702	12,527	3,482	1,193	2,289	8,884	3,192	5,692	6,863	2,317	4,546
Non-formal_EPA REGULATED EDUCATION	25	12	13	14	6	8	6	3	3	5	3	2

Date September 30, 2025

Source: Eustat. Population and housing census. Education

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Student population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province of study and studies in progress, according to place of residence and sex. 01/01/2024