Spain (2025)
5.7
% of active population (ISCED 5–8)
-0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Spain Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active population (ISCED 5–8) YoY Change
2025 5.7 -0.6pp
2024 6.3 -0.5pp
2023 6.8 -0.3pp
2022 7.1 -1.5pp
2021 8.6 -0.9pp
2020 9.5 +1.5pp
2019 8 -0.4pp
2018 8.4 -0.9pp
2017 9.3 -1.6pp
2016 10.9 -1.4pp
2015 12.3 -1.5pp
2014 13.8 -1pp
2013 14.8 +1pp
2012 13.8 +2.3pp
2011 11.5 +1.2pp
2010 10.3 +1.5pp
2009 8.8 +3pp
2008 5.8 +1pp
2007 4.8 -0.6pp
2006 5.4 -0.6pp

About this Dataset

Spain recorded 5.7 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2025. The latest change was -0.6pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 4.8 in 2007 to 14.8 in 2013.

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Spain from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Spain from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 14.8 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.8 in 2007. The latest reading of 5.7 in 2025 represents a change of -0.6pp.