Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain

Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
87th
of 98 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2000
All-time low
18.6%
in 2016
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 27.2 %2000: 27.4 %2001: 24.4 %2002: 23.6 %2003: 23.2 %2004: 22.8 %2005: 22.2 %2006: 21.8 %2007: 20.6 %2008: 20.7 %2009: 19.7 %2010: 20.1 %2011: 19.8 %2012: 19.8 %2013: 20.3 %2014: 19.5 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 18.6 %2017: 18.9 %2018: 19.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 19.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain peaked at 27.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2016.

That places Spain 87th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%) in Spain, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 27.2%
2000 27.4% +0.6%
2001 24.4% -11.0%
2002 23.6% -3.4%
2003 23.2% -1.6%
2004 22.8% -1.8%
2005 22.2% -2.8%
2006 21.8% -1.7%
2007 20.6% -5.2%
2008 20.7% +0.1%
2009 19.7% -4.6%
2010 20.1% +2.0%
2011 19.8% -1.7%
2012 19.8% +0.4%
2013 20.3% +2.0%
2014 19.5% -3.5%
2015 19.2% -1.7%
2016 18.6% -3.2%
2017 18.9% +1.6%
2018 19.3% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.2% 27.2% 27.2% 1
2000s 22.6% 19.7% 27.4% 10
2010s 19.5% 18.6% 20.3% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 84 Czechia 19.9% compare
  2. 85 Algeria 19.7% compare
  3. 86 Portugal 19.4% compare
  4. 88 United States 19.3% compare
  5. 89 India 19.2% compare
  6. 90 Finland 18.8% compare

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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 19.3% in 2018, 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 27.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
How does Spain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Spain ranks 87th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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