Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 78.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Spain, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain is 78.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain peaked at 79.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2003.
Spain ranks 46th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 71.0% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 72.2% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.5% | 79.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain was 78.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Spain ranks 46th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release