SDG: Europe and Northern America vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
SDG: Europe and Northern America
82.2%
in 2024
Spain
93.8%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 93.8% against 82.2% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.2% | 0.7% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 86.8% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 93.9% | 12.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, SDG: Europe and Northern America or Spain?
- Spain, at 93.8% against 82.2% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
- 11.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release