Labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain
Spain: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 65.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
Spain recorded 65.7% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain peaked at 78.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1992.
Spain ranks 101st of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61.8% | — |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 61.8% | 67.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 69.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 70.1% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 65.7% | 68.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Spain was 65.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1992.
- How does Spain rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Spain ranks 101st out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).