Migration Statistic National results Flow of emigration abroad of people aged 25 and over by year, nationality (Spanish/foreign) and level of studies Unidades: Movimientos migratorios 2021 2020 2019 Total Total 299.179 192.506 231.616 Illiterates 2.121 1.675 1.556 Incomplete primary education 38.292 15.767 17.663 Primary education 69.660 43.391 49.619 First stage of secondary education and the like 42.195 32.972 40.401 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 44.046 28.542 33.982 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 11.726 7.972 9.327 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 95 60 52 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 10.572 7.098 8.544 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 37.683 18.014 22.697 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 24.034 24.704 32.243 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 11.530 7.867 9.705 University doctorate 4.519 3.787 4.912 No consta 2.706 657 915 Spanish Total 54.105 46.353 54.484 Illiterates 104 57 95 Incomplete primary education 1.449 1.087 1.278 Primary education 4.697 3.885 4.357 First stage of secondary education and the like 9.822 8.228 9.234 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 7.967 6.602 7.531 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 3.231 2.749 3.018 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 71 44 36 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 3.669 3.105 3.482 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 8.793 7.453 8.727 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 8.297 7.989 10.379 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 3.832 3.499 4.376 University doctorate 1.743 1.455 1.745 No consta 430 200 226 Extranjera Total 245.074 146.153 177.132 Illiterates 2.017 1.618 1.461 Incomplete primary education 36.843 14.680 16.385 Primary education 64.963 39.506 45.262 First stage of secondary education and the like 32.373 24.744 31.167 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 36.079 21.940 26.451 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 8.495 5.223 6.309 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 24 16 16 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 6.903 3.993 5.062 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 28.890 10.561 13.970 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 15.737 16.715 21.864 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 7.698 4.368 5.329 University doctorate 2.776 2.332 3.167 No consta 2.276 457 689 Notas: The level of studies is obtained for the data from 2019. Las variables "Nivel de estudios", "Relación con la actividad económica" y "Ocupación", relativas a la emigración definitiva del 2021, se van a proporcionar más tarde: tras la publicación de la información adicional recogida en el Censo 2021, a partir de febrero 2023. Fuente: