Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 87.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain is 87.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 99.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2004.
That places Spain 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.4% | — |
| 1981 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 87.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.9%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 87.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.1%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -33.3% | 99.7% | 66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 66.5% | 72.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 73.5% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 84.7% | 87.3% | 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 87.3% 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 99.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 97 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 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release