Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain is 16.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1999.
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 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 21 Netherlands 17.1% compare
- 22 United States of America 17.0% compare
- 23 Malta 16.9% compare
- 25 Iceland 16.6% compare
- 26 Slovakia 16.5% compare
- 27 Madagascar 16.4% compare
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 16.8% 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 16.8% in 2018.
- 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 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 9.5%. 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.