Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain

Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 40.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
40.6%
World rank
22nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 2010
All-time low
2.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 4.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 13.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 12 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 15.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 21.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 32 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 38 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 40.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain is 40.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain peaked at 40.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.

Spain ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Spain, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 2.5%
1965 2.5% +0.0%
1970 4.2% +67.3%
1975 6.3% +51.3%
1980 13.1% +108.6%
1985 12.0% -8.2%
1990 15.4% +28.3%
1995 21.5% +39.4%
2000 32.0% +48.6%
2005 38.0% +18.9%
2010 40.6% +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2
1970s 5.2% 4.2% 6.3% 2
1980s 12.6% 12.0% 13.1% 2
1990s 18.5% 15.4% 21.5% 2
2000s 35.0% 32.0% 38.0% 2
2010s 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 19 Netherlands 42.2% compare
  2. 20 Greece 41.7% compare
  3. 21 Sweden 41.4% compare
  4. 23 Estonia 40.2% compare
  5. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39.9% compare
  6. 25 Denmark 39.3% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain was 40.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Spain ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-30-34-with-tertiary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/spain/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)