Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.9292 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9292 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.9316 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2274 LPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 38th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2274 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3289 LPIA | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8078 LPIA | +145.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7828 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7921 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8029 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8236 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8352 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8482 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8744 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8852 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.859 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8877 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8739 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8856 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8828 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8905 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8943 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9176 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9065 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9316 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9292 LPIA | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9292 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9794 LPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9292 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +145.6% | 0.3289 LPIA | 0.8078 LPIA |
| 1981 | +44.6% | 0.2274 LPIA | 0.3289 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2274 LPIA | 0.2274 LPIA | 0.2274 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3289 LPIA | 0.3289 LPIA | 0.3289 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8074 LPIA | 0.7828 LPIA | 0.8352 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8782 LPIA | 0.8482 LPIA | 0.8943 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9212 LPIA | 0.9065 LPIA | 0.9316 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain was 0.9292 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9316 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2274 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release