Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.8% 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 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 10.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2002.
Spain ranks 23rd of 122 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 | 6.3% | — |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 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 10.8% 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 10.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 122 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 27.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release