Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.929 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain stood at 0.929 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.934 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2214 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 36th 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 … female lower location LPIA in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2214 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3178 LPIA | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 0.816 LPIA | +156.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7858 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7953 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8092 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8245 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8333 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8498 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8746 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8889 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8504 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8891 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8713 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8852 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8922 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8948 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9002 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9191 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9095 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.934 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.929 LPIA | -0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.929 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9786 LPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.929 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 LPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female 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 | +156.7% | 0.3178 LPIA | 0.816 LPIA |
| 1981 | +43.5% | 0.2214 LPIA | 0.3178 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2214 LPIA | 0.2214 LPIA | 0.2214 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3178 LPIA | 0.3178 LPIA | 0.3178 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8107 LPIA | 0.7858 LPIA | 0.8333 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8796 LPIA | 0.8498 LPIA | 0.9002 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9229 LPIA | 0.9095 LPIA | 0.934 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 0.929 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 0.934 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2214 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 36th 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 9.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release