Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain

Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7259 LPIA in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7259 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.7259 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6041 LPIA
in 2005
Years of data
14
2004–2020

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.82004201220202004: 0.652 LPIA2005: 0.604 LPIA2006: 0.608 LPIA2007: 0.631 LPIA2008: 0.633 LPIA2009: 0.655 LPIA2010: 0.7 LPIA2011: 0.696 LPIA2012: 0.714 LPIA2014: 0.724 LPIA2015: 0.674 LPIA2016: 0.682 LPIA2018: 0.72 LPIA2020: 0.726 LPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Lithuania 0.7821 LPIA compare
  2. 10 Latvia 0.7745 LPIA compare
  3. 11 Norway 0.7281 LPIA compare
  4. 13 Netherlands 0.7115 LPIA compare
  5. 14 Cyprus 0.6955 LPIA compare
  6. 15 Finland 0.6874 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 39 places β†’

More education data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release