Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.954 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain is 0.954 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.9643 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5254 GPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 48th 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 gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5254 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6516 GPIA | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8987 GPIA | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8968 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9004 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9095 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9049 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9043 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9198 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9116 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9271 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.926 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9642 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9471 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9597 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9476 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.954 GPIA | -1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.954 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.954 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender 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 | +37.9% | 0.6516 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5254 GPIA | 0.5254 GPIA | 0.5254 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6516 GPIA | 0.6516 GPIA | 0.6516 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.8968 GPIA | 0.9095 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9312 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 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 0.954 GPIA 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 0.9643 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5254 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 48th 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 4.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release