Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 89.9% 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 89.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2012.
That places Spain 23rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 84.2% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 82.0% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.4% | 89.9% | 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 89.9% 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 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 122 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 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release