Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain was 42.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202542.4%
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high42.42025
Series low22.72000

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain, 2000 to 2025

20253035404520002004200820122016202020252000: 22.7 %2001: 23.7 %2002: 24.9 %2003: 25.6 %2004: 26.7 %2005: 28.5 %2006: 28.8 %2007: 29.3 %2008: 29.5 %2009: 30 %2010: 31 %2011: 31.9 %2012: 32.6 %2013: 33.7 %2014: 34.7 %2015: 35.1 %2016: 35.7 %2017: 36.4 %2018: 37.3 %2019: 38.6 %2020: 39.7 %2021: 40.4 %2022: 40.7 %2023: 41.4 %2024: 42 %2025: 42.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202542.4
202442
202341.4
202240.7
202140.4 Series break
202039.7
201938.6
201837.3
201736.4
201635.7
201535.1
201434.7 Series break
201333.7
201232.6
201131.9
201031
200930
200829.5
200729.3
200628.8
200528.5 Series break
200426.7
200325.6
200224.9
200123.7
200022.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Spain42.4
European Union (27)36.9

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain?

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain was 42.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Spain?

42.4% in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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