Spain vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Spain
1.1%
in 2018
United States of America
0.9%
in 2016
Spain rank
69th
United States of America rank
72nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Spain
  • United States of America
11.522.53199920082018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 97 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.9% 2.1% 0.8% Spain
2000s 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% Spain
2010s 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Spain or United States of America?
Spain, at 1.1% against 0.9% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and United States of America?
0.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Spain ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,143 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes in the reference year.