Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Spain
Spain: Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population was 48.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Spain, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Spain is 48.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Spain peaked at 48.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2013.
Spain ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34 | — |
| 2014 | 35.2 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 36.4 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 37.3 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 39.1 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 39.9 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 45.3 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 46 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 46.1 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 48.2 | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 48.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.05, 6.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 48.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.85, 6.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.53 | 34 | 40.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.83 | 41.6 | 48.2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Spain?
- Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Spain was 48.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age?
- Spain ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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