Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor was 0.8052 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Spain, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.8052 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Spain peaked at 1.01 NPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8052 NPIA, in 2023.
That places Spain 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Spain, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9636 NPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.01 NPIA | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8789 NPIA | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9492 NPIA | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9583 NPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9113 NPIA | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9198 NPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9994 NPIA | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8583 NPIA | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8052 NPIA | -6.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8052 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 NPIA, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8052 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 NPIA, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9451 NPIA | 0.8789 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8957 NPIA | 0.8052 NPIA | 0.9994 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Spain was 0.8052 NPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 NPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8052 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release