Tertiary education, academic staff in Spain
Spain: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Spain, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Spain is 47.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Spain peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1973.
That places Spain 73rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 20.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 29.0% | 35.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.9% | 47.0% | 5 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Spain?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Spain was 47.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1973.
- How does Spain rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Spain ranks 73rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.