Spain vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Spain
25.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
24.8%
in 2023
Spain rank
18th
Switzerland rank
19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.0% against 24.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 122 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 21.8% | 7.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 19.6% | 1.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 22.1% | 1.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.7% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Spain, at 25.0% against 24.8% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). 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