Educational attainment rate, completed lower … immigrant lower male in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … immigrant lower male was 84.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 84.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 84.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2010.
That places Spain 28th out of 34 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 … immigrant lower male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77.2% | — |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +2.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 84.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.3%, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Spain's 84.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.4%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.7% | 77.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.6% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.5% | 84.7% | 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 84.3% 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 84.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 34 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 7.3%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release