Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain
Spain: Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth was 67.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain peaked at 67.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 37th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.7% | — |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 56.1% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 54.8% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 60.9% | 67.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Spain was 67.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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