Australia vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Australia
0.662 LPIA
in 2024
Spain
0.6646 LPIA
in 2023
Australia rank
23rd
Spain rank
22nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6646 LPIA against 0.662 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0026 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 93 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.652 LPIA | 0.5561 LPIA | 0.0959 LPIA | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.6608 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.0208 LPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6688 LPIA | 0.6644 LPIA | 0.0044 LPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6646 LPIA against 0.662 LPIA in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Australia and Spain?
- 0.0026 LPIA, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, 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