Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain stood at 86.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain peaked at 86.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 55th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.4% | — |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +97.3% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +64.7% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 24.4% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 63.0% | 69.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 70.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.2% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain was 86.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.