Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.3% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Spain 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 0.3% 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 0.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Spain ranks 109th out of 120 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 15.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release