Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes 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 … graduates Services both sexes 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% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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