Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
World rank
61st
of 126 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
24
1999–2023
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 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 5.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Spain 61st out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +161.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +1765.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -82.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +255.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +1597.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.6% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -65.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -51.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 0.0% 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 5.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release