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
10th
of 37 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

0204060802006201520252006: 73.6 Percentage2007: 76.3 Percentage2008: 75.7 Percentage2009: 73.7 Percentage2010: 74 Percentage2011: 80.7 Percentage2012: 81.7 Percentage2013: 81.5 Percentage2014: 84.5 Percentage2015: 86 Percentage2016: 85.4 Percentage2017: 85 Percentage2018: 83 Percentage2019: 83 Percentage2020: 82 Percentage2021: 78.5 Percentage2022: 82.7 Percentage2023: 80 Percentage2024: 82.7 Percentage2025: 82 Percentage

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 10th out of 37 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Italy 82.9% compare
  2. 9 Austria 82.1% compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 81.1% compare
  4. 12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 81.0% compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 81.0% compare
  6. 12 Norway 81.0% compare

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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 10th out of 37 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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About this data

Indicator
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 721 data points, 2006–2025
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