Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Spain
Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 6.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 27th 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 … Services female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -10.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 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 5.4% 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 6.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 27th 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 down 10.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release