Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) in Spain
Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) was 88.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Spain, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Spain stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Spain peaked at 88.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2013.
Spain ranks 19th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 67.3% | — |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +3.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 88.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.6%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 88.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.6%, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 64.0% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 60.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.6% | 88.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Spain?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Spain was 88.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release