Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 96.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Spain, 2006–2021
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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.2% | — |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 96.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Spain's 96.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.5%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
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
February 2026 Data Release