Spain vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Spain
7.1%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.2%
in 2023
Spain rank
78th
Switzerland rank
76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 124 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 3.5% | 6.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.6% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 0.5% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland 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 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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
February 2026 Data Release