Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places Spain 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 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 0.6% 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 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 111 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 19.7%. 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release