Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain is 1.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 1.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 66th 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 | 1.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 63 Albania 1.6% compare
- 64 Sweden 1.6% compare
- 65 Mexico 1.6% compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 1.5% compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 1.5% compare
More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.6% 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 1.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 66th 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 6.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education 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