Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Spain

Spain: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.4% in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
36th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Spain, 1998–2016

00.10.20.30.41998200720161998: 0.288 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.298 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.312 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.314 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.319 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.316 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.321 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.375 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.366 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.357 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.366 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.363 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.364 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.378 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.361 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.366 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.429 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.425 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.428 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.4% for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Spain peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Spain ranks 36th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 33 Norway 0.4% compare
  2. 34 Latvia 0.4% compare
  3. 35 Argentina 0.4% compare
  4. 37 Germany 0.4% compare
  5. 38 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  6. 39 Peru 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Spain?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Spain was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Spain rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Spain ranks 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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