Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 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