Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten 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 30th out of 108 countries with data for 2018, 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 … Percentage unspecified fields both 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% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1765.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2012 | +1597.6% | 0.3% | 5.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 28 Austria 0.1% compare
- 29 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 31 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 32 Czechia 0.1% compare
- 33 Netherlands 0.1% compare
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 0.1% 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 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 30th out of 108 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 down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.