Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.9% 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 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 18.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 25th of 123 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 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- 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)
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 18.9% 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 18.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 123 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 28.3%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release