Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain

Spain: Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
in 2005
All-time low
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2024

Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain, 2005–2024

0204060801002005201420242005: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2010: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2011: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2012: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2013: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2014: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2015: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2016: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2017: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2018: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2019: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2020: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2021: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2022: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2023: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2024: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm.

Analysis

Spain recorded 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain peaked at 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm, in 2005.

Spain ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings in Spain, 2005 to 2024.
Year Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm Change
2005 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
2010 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2011 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2012 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2013 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2014 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2015 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2016 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2017 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2018 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2019 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2020 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2021 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2022 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2023 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2024 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 1
2010s 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 10
2020s 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Austria 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  2. 1 Estonia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  3. 1 Australia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  4. 1 Belgium 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  5. 1 Canada 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  6. 1 Chile 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  7. 1 Colombia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  8. 1 Costa Rica 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  9. 1 Czechia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  10. 1 Denmark 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  11. 1 Finland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  12. 1 Germany 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  13. 1 Hungary 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  14. 1 Ireland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  15. 1 Israel 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  16. 1 Italy 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  17. 1 Latvia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  18. 1 Luxembourg 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  19. 1 Mexico 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  20. 1 Netherlands 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  21. 1 New Zealand 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  22. 1 Norway 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  23. 1 Poland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  24. 1 Portugal 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  25. 1 Sweden 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  26. 1 Switzerland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  27. 1 Türkiye 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  28. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  29. 1 United States of America 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  30. 1 OECD 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  31. 1 Brazil 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain?
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Spain was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2005.
What is the lowest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2005.
How does Spain rank for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below?
Spain ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings
Unit
Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
35 places, 463 data points, 2000–2025
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This dataset contains data on the relative earnings of workers, by age group, gender, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is the earnings of workers with below upper secondary attainment, and it is primarily served to analyse the earnings difference by programme orientation. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-34 year-old full-time workers with general or vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary attainment, or bachelor's or equivalent degree as a percentage of the earnings of their peers with below upper secondary attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by gender, by level of educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data refer to gross earnings except for Argentina and Türkiye. Data on full-time workers are recommended because of better comparability. Filter the time period to visualise historical data. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.