Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain

Spain: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3509 in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3509
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3979
in 2006
All-time low
0.3435
in 2015
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.30.42006201220182006: 0.3982007: 0.3952008: 0.3482009: 0.3592010: 0.382011: 0.3642012: 0.3582013: 0.3452014: 0.3442015: 0.3442016: 0.3582017: 0.3512018: 0.351

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain is 0.3509, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain peaked at 0.3979 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3435, in 2015.

Spain ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3751 0.3481 0.3979 4
2010s 0.3548 0.3435 0.3801 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 34 Panama 0.3525 compare
  2. 35 France 0.3518 compare
  3. 36 Italy 0.3517 compare
  4. 38 Armenia 0.347 compare
  5. 39 Czechia 0.3408 compare
  6. 40 Serbia 0.34 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Spain was 0.3509 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3979 in 2006.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3435 in 2015.
How does Spain rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Spain ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed