Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.953 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain stood at 0.953 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.9588 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5444 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 78th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5444 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6868 GPIA | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7292 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7951 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8847 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8914 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8945 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8982 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.907 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.913 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9241 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9296 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9461 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9393 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9478 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9444 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9588 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.953 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.953 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +26.2% | 0.5444 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5444 GPIA | 0.5444 GPIA | 0.5444 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.708 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.7292 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7951 GPIA | 0.7951 GPIA | 0.7951 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8964 GPIA | 0.8847 GPIA | 0.907 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.9076 GPIA | 0.9478 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9513 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.9588 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 0.953 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 0.9588 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5444 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 78th out of 132 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 3.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release