Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain
Spain: Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 82.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 46 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2015
All-time low
73.6%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain stood at 82.0%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain peaked at 86.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2006.
That places Spain 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.6% | — |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 82.0% | -0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 82.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 82.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 73.6% | 76.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 74.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 78.5% | 82.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Spain was 82.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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