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
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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

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release