Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2021. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.11 GPIA, in 2021.
Spain ranks 18th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Spain was 1.11 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release