Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.4%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
17th
of 122 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2020
All-time low
4.0%
in 1999
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
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain stood at 9.4%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 17th of 122 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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 14 Czechia 9.8% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.7% compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 9.7% compare
- 18 Philippines 9.3% compare
- 19 Ecuador 9.2% compare
- 20 Serbia 9.0% compare
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 9.4% 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 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 122 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 11.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release