Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 135 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
82.5%
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 100.0% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 1st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.5% | — |
| 1981 | 88.2% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 92.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 88.2% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.3% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Spain?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Spain was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release