What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Spain and United States of America?

0.0192 LTPIA, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Spain vs United States of America: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education

Spain

0.8648 LTPIA

in 2022

United States of America

0.8456 LTPIA

in 2022

Spain rank

8th

United States of America rank

9th

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time

Spain
United States of America

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.8648 LTPIA against 0.8456 LTPIA in United States of America, a difference of 0.0192 LTPIA.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 9th of 51 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9763 LTPIA	0.7976 LTPIA	0.1788 LTPIA	Spain
2010s	0.9127 LTPIA	0.8753 LTPIA	0.0374 LTPIA	Spain
2020s	0.8648 LTPIA	0.8456 LTPIA	0.0192 LTPIA	Spain

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, Spain or United States of America?: Spain, at 0.8648 LTPIA against 0.8456 LTPIA in United States of America as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Spain and United States of America?: 0.0192 LTPIA, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?: Spain ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 9th 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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Indicator: 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)
Unit: LTPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 51 places, 363 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release