Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain

Spain: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 96.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
96.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 92 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2021
All-time low
81.8%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain, 2006–2021

0204060801002006201320212006: 90.2 %2007: 89.6 %2008: 83.7 %2009: 81.8 %2010: 85 %2011: 85.9 %2012: 89.4 %2013: 85.2 %2014: 91.3 %2015: 94 %2016: 93.1 %2017: 96.1 %2018: 95 %2019: 94.6 %2020: 95.6 %2021: 96.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain peaked at 96.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2009.

Spain ranks 27th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.3% 81.8% 90.2% 4
2010s 91.0% 85.0% 96.1% 10
2020s 96.1% 95.6% 96.5% 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 24 Bulgaria 97.7% compare
  2. 25 Austria 97.7% compare
  3. 26 Greece 97.1% compare
  4. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.3% compare
  5. 29 Luxembourg 96.1% compare
  6. 30 Türkiye 95.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain was 96.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2009.
How does Spain rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
Spain ranks 27th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release