Greece vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Greece
34.4%
in 2024
Spain
37.6%
in 2023
Greece rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 37.6% against 34.4% in Greece, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 101 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 17.0% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 25.0% | 4.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 31.5% | 4.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 36.6% | 3.4% | 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 37.6% against 34.4% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Greece and Spain?
- 3.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 101 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, urban, both sexes (%). 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