Spain vs United Kingdom: Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level
Spain
13,037 Thousand persons
in 2025
United Kingdom
14,593 Thousand persons
in 2019
Spain rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
5th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 14,593 Thousand persons against 13,037 Thousand persons in Spain, a difference of 1,556 Thousand persons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 45 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,488 Thousand persons | 13,831 Thousand persons | 343.23 Thousand persons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 13,728 Thousand persons | 13,835 Thousand persons | 107.21 Thousand persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 12,811 Thousand persons | 14,120 Thousand persons | 1,309 Thousand persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 12,094 Thousand persons | 14,709 Thousand persons | 2,615 Thousand persons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 14,593 Thousand persons against 13,037 Thousand persons in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 1,556 Thousand persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level?
- Spain ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.