Labor force with advanced education in Spain
Spain: Labor force with advanced education was 78.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with advanced education in Spain stood at 78.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Spain peaked at 83.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 63rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force with advanced education in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 83.0% | — |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 78.5% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 79.6% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.3% | 79.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Spain?
- Labor force with advanced education in Spain was 78.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Spain ranks 63rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).