Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain

Spain: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
97th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.813 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.846 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.867 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.898 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.89 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.889 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.856 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.89 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.896 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.909 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.899 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.836 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.812 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.804 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.751 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.736 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.746 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.769 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.787 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Spain ranks 97th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +4.1%
2000 0.9% +2.5%
2001 0.9% +3.6%
2002 0.9% -0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -3.7%
2005 0.9% +3.9%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +1.5%
2008 0.9% -1.1%
2009 0.8% -6.9%
2010 0.8% -3.0%
2011 0.8% -0.9%
2012 0.8% -6.6%
2013 0.7% -1.9%
2014 0.7% +1.3%
2015 0.8% +3.0%
2016 0.8% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Spain ranks 97th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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