Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 5.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 6.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2007.
That places Spain 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % 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 5.5% 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 6.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 48th 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 up 13.5%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release