Spain vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Spain
19.3%
in 2018
United States of America
19.3%
in 2016
Spain rank
87th
United States of America rank
88th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Spain
  • United States of America
0102030199920082018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 19.3% against 19.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 88th of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 27.2% 25.6% 1.6% Spain
2000s 22.5% 24.8% 2.3% United States of America
2010s 19.6% 21.5% 1.9% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Spain or United States of America?
Spain, at 19.3% against 19.3% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and United States of America?
0.0%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Spain ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 88th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.