Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain

Spain: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.962 % of population with high education1999: 0.961 % of population with high education2000: 0.96 % of population with high education2001: 0.958 % of population with high education2002: 0.957 % of population with high education2003: 0.955 % of population with high education2004: 0.923 % of population with high education2005: 0.936 % of population with high education2006: 0.936 % of population with high education2007: 0.932 % of population with high education2008: 0.925 % of population with high education2009: 0.924 % of population with high education2010: 0.92 % of population with high education2011: 0.923 % of population with high education2012: 0.915 % of population with high education2013: 0.904 % of population with high education2014: 0.888 % of population with high education2015: 0.886 % of population with high education2016: 0.88 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.9% for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Spain 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
1998 1.0%
1999 1.0% -0.0%
2000 1.0% -0.2%
2001 1.0% -0.2%
2002 1.0% -0.1%
2003 1.0% -0.2%
2004 0.9% -3.4%
2005 0.9% +1.4%
2006 0.9% +0.1%
2007 0.9% -0.5%
2008 0.9% -0.7%
2009 0.9% -0.1%
2010 0.9% -0.5%
2011 0.9% +0.3%
2012 0.9% -0.8%
2013 0.9% -1.2%
2014 0.9% -1.8%
2015 0.9% -0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 50 Mali 0.9% compare
  2. 51 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  3. 52 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  4. 54 Peru 0.9% compare
  5. 55 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  6. 56 Togo 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Spain rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Spain ranks 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
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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