Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 21.3% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain peaked at 29.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 77th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Spain?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain was 21.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release