Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 77.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain is 77.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 77.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 40th of 94 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, completed lower … lower rural female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +233.3% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +665.3% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 77.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.7%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 77.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female 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 | +665.3% | 6.2% | 47.6% |
| 1981 | +233.3% | 1.9% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 47.6% | 54.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 56.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 73.3% | 77.4% | 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 77.2% 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 77.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 94 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 25.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release