France vs Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity
France
0.9999 LPIA
in 2021
Spain
1.02 LPIA
in 2021
France rank
14th
Spain rank
12th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.02 LPIA against 0.9999 LPIA in France, a difference of 0.0201 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Spain ranks 12th of 88 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9983 LPIA | 0.9139 LPIA | 0.0844 LPIA | France |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 0.9342 LPIA | 0.0805 LPIA | France |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 0.9938 LPIA | 0.0142 LPIA | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.02 LPIA against 0.9999 LPIA in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity between France and Spain?
- 0.0201 LPIA, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- France ranks 14th and Spain ranks 12th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release