Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain
Spain: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 74.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 74.9% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain peaked at 74.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1995.
Spain ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.6% | — |
| 1996 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 60.6% | 63.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 64.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 73.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 72.2% | 74.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Spain was 74.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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