Australia vs Spain: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Australia
0.9242 LTPIA
in 2022
Spain
0.8648 LTPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
5th
Spain rank
8th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9242 LTPIA against 0.8648 LTPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0594 LTPIA.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9324 LTPIA | 0.9701 LTPIA | 0.0377 LTPIA | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.919 LTPIA | 0.9127 LTPIA | 0.0063 LTPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9242 LTPIA | 0.8648 LTPIA | 0.0594 LTPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 0.9242 LTPIA against 0.8648 LTPIA in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Australia and Spain?
- 0.0594 LTPIA, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Australia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted speaks language of the test parity index (LTPIA). 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