Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.927 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 0.927 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.927 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2255 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … male lower location LPIA in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2255 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3336 LPIA | +47.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7973 LPIA | +139.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7774 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7861 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7943 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8202 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8338 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8441 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8713 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8785 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8648 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8835 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8733 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8831 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8719 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8842 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8863 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9138 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9017 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.927 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.927 LPIA | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.927 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9848 LPIA, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.927 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9853 LPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male 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 | +139.0% | 0.3336 LPIA | 0.7973 LPIA |
| 1981 | +47.9% | 0.2255 LPIA | 0.3336 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2255 LPIA | 0.2255 LPIA | 0.2255 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3336 LPIA | 0.3336 LPIA | 0.3336 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8015 LPIA | 0.7774 LPIA | 0.8338 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8741 LPIA | 0.8441 LPIA | 0.8863 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9174 LPIA | 0.9017 LPIA | 0.927 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 0.927 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 0.927 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2255 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 41st 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 7.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release