Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant female in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant female was 81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain stood at 81.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 81.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2006.
That places Spain 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 60.0% | — |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 81.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 81.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.8%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 60.0% | 62.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 63.9% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.0% | 81.8% | 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 81.8% 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 81.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 36 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 20.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release