Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 61st of 121 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release