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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Spain

16.8%

in 2018

United States of America

17.0%

in 2016

Spain rank

24th

United States of America rank

22nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Spain
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17.0% against 16.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Spain ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.9%	13.4%	2.5%	United States of America
2000s	13.7%	13.5%	0.3%	Spain
2010s	15.2%	16.5%	1.2%	United States of America

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?: United States of America, at 17.0% against 16.8% in Spain as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America 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 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.