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 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
85.5%
in 1970
Years of data
22
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 22 years on record.
That represents a change of 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, 85.5%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 1st of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.5% | — |
| 1981 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 96.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% 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 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 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- 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)
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 85.5% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 96 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release