Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain is 3.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
Spain ranks 71st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.4% | — |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
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 3.8% 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 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 121 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 down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release