Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Spain
Spain: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.7259 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.7259 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain peaked at 0.7259 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6041 LPIA, in 2005.
Spain ranks 12th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6522 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6041 LPIA | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6083 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6308 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6328 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6553 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7002 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6955 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7136 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7239 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6744 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6817 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7198 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7259 LPIA | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.7259 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.7259 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.639 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6306 LPIA | 0.6041 LPIA | 0.6553 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7013 LPIA | 0.6744 LPIA | 0.7239 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7259 LPIA | 0.7259 LPIA | 0.7259 LPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain was 0.7259 LPIA in 2020, 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 0.7259 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6041 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release