Australia vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
1.4%
in 2023
Spain
1.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Spain rank
57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Spain ranks 57th of 117 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
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 1.4% against 1.4% 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 55th and Spain ranks 57th of 117 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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