Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Spain peaked at 1.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
That places Spain 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 1.3% 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 1.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 121 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 down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release