Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 96.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain peaked at 96.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2009.
That places Spain 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, urban, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.6% | — |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 81.6% | 90.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 85.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.1% | 96.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Spain was 96.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release