Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain

Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 80.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
80.1%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
40th
of 95 countries
All-time high
83.7%
in 2020
All-time low
64.6%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2006–2021

Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain, 2006–2021

0204060802006201320212006: 68.1 %2007: 70 %2008: 68.6 %2009: 64.6 %2010: 66.1 %2011: 67.8 %2012: 71.7 %2013: 68.9 %2014: 74.7 %2015: 75.7 %2016: 78.9 %2017: 79.2 %2018: 78.1 %2019: 81.2 %2020: 83.7 %2021: 80.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain stood at 80.1%.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain peaked at 83.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2009.

That places Spain 40th out of 95 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.8% 64.6% 70.0% 4
2010s 74.2% 66.1% 81.2% 10
2020s 81.9% 80.1% 83.7% 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 37 Denmark 82.5% compare
  2. 38 Ecuador 82.3% compare
  3. 39 Germany 81.8% compare
  4. 41 Brazil 79.8% compare
  5. 42 Panama 79.4% compare
  6. 43 China (People’s Republic of) 77.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Spain was 80.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2009.
How does Spain rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
Spain ranks 40th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
134 places, 2,473 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release