Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 76.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 76.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain peaked at 76.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2009.
Spain ranks 27th of 88 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, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55.8% | — |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.5% | 58.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 55.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.5% | 76.8% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Spain was 76.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release