Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain

Spain: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.674 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.69 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.706 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.722 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.737 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.751 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.784 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.773 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.784 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.786 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.789 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.796 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.797 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.796 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.794 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.792 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.814 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.813 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.81 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for population aged 25-64, above primary education in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

That places Spain 2nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.7% +2.4%
2000 0.7% +2.3%
2001 0.7% +2.3%
2002 0.7% +2.0%
2003 0.8% +2.0%
2004 0.8% +4.3%
2005 0.8% -1.4%
2006 0.8% +1.5%
2007 0.8% +0.2%
2008 0.8% +0.4%
2009 0.8% +0.9%
2010 0.8% +0.0%
2011 0.8% -0.1%
2012 0.8% -0.3%
2013 0.8% -0.3%
2014 0.8% +2.8%
2015 0.8% -0.2%
2016 0.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Malta 0.8% compare
  2. 3 Greece 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Spain rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Spain ranks 2nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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