Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 1.02 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Spain, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Spain stood at 1.02 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Spain peaked at 1.02 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8545 LPIA, in 2013.
Spain ranks 12th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9139 LPIA | 0.8737 LPIA | 0.9619 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9342 LPIA | 0.8545 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9938 LPIA | 0.9692 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 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 location parity in Spain?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Spain was 1.02 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8545 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release