Australia vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
5.5%
in 2023
Spain
5.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
46th
Spain rank
48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Spain ranks 48th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 46th and Spain ranks 48th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). 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