Originally from Morriston, near Swansea, Efa Gruffudd Jones received her secondary education at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, before going to Aberystwyth University to study in the Welsh Department.
Yn wreiddiol o Dreforus, ger Abertawe, cafodd Efa ei haddysg uwchradd yn Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, cyn mynd i Brifysgol Aberystwyth i astudio yn Adran y Gymraeg.