Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender was 0.9428 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9428 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9446 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8807 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain stood at 0.9428 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.9446 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8807 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Spain 33rd 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 gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8807 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8833 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8983 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9025 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8985 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9261 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9243 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9339 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9409 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9369 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9428 GPIA | -0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9428 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9899 GPIA, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9428 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.992 GPIA, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8883 GPIA | 0.8807 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9193 GPIA | 0.8985 GPIA | 0.939 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9413 GPIA | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9446 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 0.9428 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 0.9446 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8807 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 33rd 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 3.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release