Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.666 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain stood at 0.666 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain peaked at 0.6757 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5583 LPIA, in 2005.
Spain ranks 26th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5873 LPIA | 0.5583 LPIA | 0.6132 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.64 LPIA | 0.5683 LPIA | 0.6757 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6586 LPIA | 0.636 LPIA | 0.6737 LPIA | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain was 0.666 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6757 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5583 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release