Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 36.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Spain, 2004β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Spain is 36.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Spain peaked at 36.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2004.
Spain ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 21.7% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 36.1% | 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 post-secondary, population in Spain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Spain was 36.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.