Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 79.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Spain peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1970.
That places Spain 42nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | +191.1% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +541.4% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 79.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.0%, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 79.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both 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 | +541.4% | 7.8% | 50.3% |
| 1981 | +191.1% | 2.7% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 50.3% | 57.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 59.3% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.4% | 79.1% | 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 79.1% 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 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 94 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 22.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release