Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain

Spain: Temporary employees by educational attainment level was 2,898 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,898 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
5,565 Thousand persons
in 2006
All-time low
1,226 Thousand persons
in 1987
Years of data
39
1987–2025

Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain, 1987–2025

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1987200620251987: 1.2k Thousand persons1988: 1.9k Thousand persons1989: 2.3k Thousand persons1990: 2.7k Thousand persons1991: 3.0k Thousand persons1992: 3.2k Thousand persons1993: 2.9k Thousand persons1994: 3.0k Thousand persons1995: 3.3k Thousand persons1996: 3.2k Thousand persons1997: 3.4k Thousand persons1998: 3.5k Thousand persons1999: 3.8k Thousand persons2000: 4.0k Thousand persons2001: 4.1k Thousand persons2002: 4.4k Thousand persons2003: 4.6k Thousand persons2004: 4.7k Thousand persons2005: 5.2k Thousand persons2006: 5.6k Thousand persons2007: 5.4k Thousand persons2008: 4.9k Thousand persons2009: 4.0k Thousand persons2010: 3.9k Thousand persons2011: 3.9k Thousand persons2012: 3.4k Thousand persons2013: 3.3k Thousand persons2014: 3.4k Thousand persons2015: 3.7k Thousand persons2016: 4.0k Thousand persons2017: 4.2k Thousand persons2018: 4.4k Thousand persons2019: 4.4k Thousand persons2020: 3.9k Thousand persons2021: 4.2k Thousand persons2022: 3.7k Thousand persons2023: 3.1k Thousand persons2024: 2.9k Thousand persons2025: 2.9k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 2,898 Thousand persons for temporary employees by educational attainment level in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain peaked at 5,565 Thousand persons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,226 Thousand persons, in 1987.

Spain ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain, 1987 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
1987 1,226 Thousand persons —
1988 1,851 Thousand persons +51.0%
1989 2,335 Thousand persons +26.1%
1990 2,748 Thousand persons +17.7%
1991 3,019 Thousand persons +9.9%
1992 3,187 Thousand persons +5.6%
1993 2,916 Thousand persons -8.5%
1994 3,024 Thousand persons +3.7%
1995 3,259 Thousand persons +7.8%
1996 3,235 Thousand persons -0.7%
1997 3,391 Thousand persons +4.8%
1998 3,500 Thousand persons +3.2%
1999 3,760 Thousand persons +7.4%
2000 3,978 Thousand persons +5.8%
2001 4,112 Thousand persons +3.4%
2002 4,376 Thousand persons +6.4%
2003 4,550 Thousand persons +4.0%
2004 4,746 Thousand persons +4.3%
2005 5,249 Thousand persons +10.6%
2006 5,565 Thousand persons +6.0%
2007 5,353 Thousand persons -3.8%
2008 4,906 Thousand persons -8.4%
2009 4,003 Thousand persons -18.4%
2010 3,856 Thousand persons -3.7%
2011 3,868 Thousand persons +0.3%
2012 3,410 Thousand persons -11.8%
2013 3,254 Thousand persons -4.6%
2014 3,428 Thousand persons +5.4%
2015 3,714 Thousand persons +8.3%
2016 3,967 Thousand persons +6.8%
2017 4,191 Thousand persons +5.6%
2018 4,351 Thousand persons +3.8%
2019 4,377 Thousand persons +0.6%
2020 3,876 Thousand persons -11.4%
2021 4,206 Thousand persons +8.5%
2022 3,704 Thousand persons -11.9%
2023 3,097 Thousand persons -16.4%
2024 2,929 Thousand persons -5.4%
2025 2,898 Thousand persons -1.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 2,898 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 263.45 Thousand persons, 11.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 2,898 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.4 Thousand persons, 9.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +51.0% 1,226 Thousand persons 1,851 Thousand persons

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,804 Thousand persons 1,226 Thousand persons 2,335 Thousand persons 3
1990s 3,204 Thousand persons 2,748 Thousand persons 3,760 Thousand persons 10
2000s 4,684 Thousand persons 3,978 Thousand persons 5,565 Thousand persons 10
2010s 3,842 Thousand persons 3,254 Thousand persons 4,377 Thousand persons 10
2020s 3,452 Thousand persons 2,898 Thousand persons 4,206 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Germany 4,457 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 France 3,896 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 2,846 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Italy 2,550 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Poland 2,218 Thousand persons compare
  6. 6 Poland 2,218 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain?
Temporary employees by educational attainment level in Spain was 2,898 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5,565 Thousand persons in 2006.
What is the lowest temporary employees by educational attainment level recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,226 Thousand persons in 1987.
How does Spain rank for temporary employees by educational attainment level?
Spain ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by educational attainment level rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Temporary employees by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees by educational attainment level
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,473 data points, 1983–2025
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