Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 20th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 7.1% 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 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 124 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 0.2%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release