Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Spain
Spain: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 521,785 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Spain, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Spain is 521,785, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Spain peaked at 521,785 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 369,433, in 2013.
Spain ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 437,917 | — |
| 2013 | 369,433 | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 384,019 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 382,760 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 408,542 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 411,930 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 420,184 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 446,165 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 484,282 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 493,683 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 493,625 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 508,614 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 521,785 | +2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 521,785 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 6.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 521,785 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 6.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 407,619 | 369,433 | 446,165 | 8 |
| 2020s | 500,398 | 484,282 | 521,785 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Spain?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Spain was 521,785 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 521,785 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,433 in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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