UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain

Spain: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 10.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
10.6%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
7th
of 29 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2014
All-time low
5.3%
in 1970
Years of data
17
1970–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain, 1970–2018

510152025301970199420181970: 5.31981: 91986: 8.31991: 9.72004: 22.82005: 24.32006: 24.72007: 25.22008: 25.42009: 25.52010: 26.22011: 272012: 27.32014: 29.12015: 292016: 10.12018: 10.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain stood at 10.6%.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain peaked at 29.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1970.

That places Spain 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, male in Spain, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 5.3%
1981 9.0% +69.6%
1986 8.3% -7.8%
1991 9.7% +16.2%
2004 22.8% +135.5%
2005 24.3% +6.9%
2006 24.7% +1.4%
2007 25.2% +2.0%
2008 25.4% +1.1%
2009 25.5% +0.2%
2010 26.2% +2.9%
2011 27.0% +3.1%
2012 27.3% +1.1%
2014 29.1% +6.6%
2015 29.0% -0.4%
2016 10.1% -65.2%
2018 10.6% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 1
1980s 8.7% 8.3% 9.0% 2
1990s 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 1
2000s 24.6% 22.8% 25.5% 6
2010s 22.8% 10.1% 29.1% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Singapore 15.9% compare
  2. 5 Andorra 10.9% compare
  3. 6 France 10.8% compare
  4. 8 Australia 9.8% compare
  5. 9 United States 9.2% compare
  6. 10 Finland 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Spain was 10.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1970.
How does Spain rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Spain ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 213 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/