Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 84.3% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain is 84.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain peaked at 84.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 56th of 134 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 | 9.4% | — |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +117.0% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +73.5% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.3% | 66.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.4% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.8% | 84.3% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Spain was 84.3% 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 84.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 134 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 16.5%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.