Employees by educational attainment level in Spain
Spain: Employees by educational attainment level was 18,933 in 2025. β² Rising
Employees by educational attainment level in Spain, 1986β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 18,933 for employees by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level in Spain peaked at 18,933 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,594, in 1986.
That places Spain 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,138 | 7,594 | 8,801 | 4 |
| 1990s | 9,739 | 9,001 | 11,478 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,957 | 12,320 | 16,966 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,250 | 14,065 | 16,667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,577 | 16,107 | 18,933 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level in Spain?
- Employees by educational attainment level in Spain was 18,933 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18,933 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,594 in 1986.
- How does Spain rank for employees by educational attainment level?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Employees by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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