Migration Statistic National results Flow of emigration abroad of people aged 25 and over by year, sex, nationality (Spanish/foreign) and level of studies (grouping of levels) Unidades: Movimientos migratorios 2021 2020 2019 Both sexes Total Total 299.179 192.506 231.616 Primary education or lower 110.073 60.833 68.838 First stage of secondary education and the like 42.195 32.972 40.401 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 55.867 36.574 43.361 Higher education 88.338 61.470 78.101 No consta 2.706 657 915 Spanish Total 54.105 46.353 54.484 Primary education or lower 6.250 5.029 5.730 First stage of secondary education and the like 9.822 8.228 9.234 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 11.269 9.395 10.585 Higher education 26.334 23.501 28.709 No consta 430 200 226 Extranjera Total 245.074 146.153 177.132 Primary education or lower 103.823 55.804 63.108 First stage of secondary education and the like 32.373 24.744 31.167 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 44.598 27.179 32.776 Higher education 62.004 37.969 49.392 No consta 2.276 457 689 Males Total Total 163.028 104.361 125.935 Primary education or lower 60.078 32.771 36.799 First stage of secondary education and the like 27.730 21.140 26.287 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 30.392 19.835 23.709 Higher education 43.262 30.175 38.523 No consta 1.566 440 617 Spanish Total 29.164 24.797 29.274 Primary education or lower 3.265 2.597 2.994 First stage of secondary education and the like 6.330 5.244 6.014 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 6.117 5.138 5.746 Higher education 13.208 11.709 14.391 No consta 244 109 129 Extranjera Total 133.864 79.564 96.661 Primary education or lower 56.813 30.174 33.805 First stage of secondary education and the like 21.400 15.896 20.273 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 24.275 14.697 17.963 Higher education 30.054 18.466 24.132 No consta 1.322 331 488 Females Total Total 136.151 88.145 105.681 Primary education or lower 49.995 28.062 32.039 First stage of secondary education and the like 14.465 11.832 14.114 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 25.475 16.739 19.652 Higher education 45.076 31.295 39.578 No consta 1.140 217 298 Spanish Total 24.941 21.556 25.210 Primary education or lower 2.985 2.432 2.736 First stage of secondary education and the like 3.492 2.984 3.220 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 5.152 4.257 4.839 Higher education 13.126 11.792 14.318 No consta 186 91 97 Extranjera Total 111.210 66.589 80.471 Primary education or lower 47.010 25.630 29.303 First stage of secondary education and the like 10.973 8.848 10.894 Second stage of secondary education and non-upper post-secondary education. 20.323 12.482 14.813 Higher education 31.950 19.503 25.260 No consta 954 126 201 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: