Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 17.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 17.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2004.
That places Spain 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.9% | — |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- 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)
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 17.0% in 2018, 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 17.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.