Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain stood at 22.1%.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 23.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2004.
Spain ranks 27th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.6% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 4 |
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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 22.1% 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 23.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 124 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 up 14.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release