Tertiary education participation in Spain
Spain: Tertiary education participation was 1,966 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
1,966
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,966
in 2012
All-time low
1,746
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Spain, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Spain stood at 1,966. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Spain peaked at 1,966 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,746, in 1998.
Spain ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,766 | 1,746 | 1,787 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,813 | 1,778 | 1,841 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,932 | 1,879 | 1,966 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Spain?
- Tertiary education participation in Spain was 1,966 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,746 in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for tertiary education participation?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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