Migration Statistic National results Flow of emigration abroad of people aged 25 and over by year, country of birth (Spain/abroad)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 Spain Total 32.556 28.384 34.963 Illiterates 54 35 61 Incomplete primary education 775 480 627 Primary education 1.724 1.384 1.657 First stage of secondary education and the like 4.791 3.945 4.559 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 3.363 2.726 3.142 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 1.936 1.631 1.835 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 45 28 23 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. 2.586 2.210 2.520 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 6.093 5.275 6.394 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 6.423 6.475 8.770 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 3.176 2.918 3.774 University doctorate 1.327 1.163 1.464 No consta 263 114 137 Abroad Total 266.623 164.122 196.653 Illiterates 2.067 1.640 1.495 Incomplete primary education 37.517 15.287 17.036 Primary education 67.936 42.007 47.962 First stage of secondary education and the like 37.404 29.027 35.842 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 40.683 25.816 30.840 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 9.790 6.341 7.492 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 50 32 29 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. 7.986 4.888 6.024 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 31.590 12.739 16.303 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 17.611 18.229 23.473 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 8.354 4.949 5.931 University doctorate 3.192 2.624 3.448 No consta 2.443 543 778 Notas: The level of studies is obtained for the data from 2019. The category 'Spain' in the variable 'Country of birth' includes the former Spanish territories. 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: