Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain stood at 27.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain peaked at 32.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2023.
Spain ranks 100th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 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)
- 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 science, technology, engineering and in Spain?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Spain was 27.2% 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 32.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Spain ranks 100th out of 113 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 7.7%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release