Greece vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Greece
0.6251 NPIA
in 2024
Spain
0.7437 NPIA
in 2023
Greece rank
31st
Spain rank
30th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7437 NPIA against 0.6251 NPIA in Greece, a difference of 0.1186 NPIA.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 32 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6679 NPIA | 0.8998 NPIA | 0.2319 NPIA | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6931 NPIA | 0.8396 NPIA | 0.1466 NPIA | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.7437 NPIA against 0.6251 NPIA in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Greece and Spain?
- 0.1186 NPIA, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 32 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 native parity index (NPIA). 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