Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 84.5% 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 84.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 85.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2008.
That places Spain 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 76.8% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.0% | 85.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 24 Portugal 87.9% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 87.8% compare
- 26 United States 87.7% compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 82.7% compare
- 29 Greece 82.3% compare
- 30 Panama 82.3% compare
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 84.5% 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 85.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 27th 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 7.0%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release