Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
27th
of 55 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Spain, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Spain peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Spain ranks 27th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Spain was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release