Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 37.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain stood at 37.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain peaked at 37.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2006.
That places Spain 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.3% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 37.9% | 4 |
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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 37.9% 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 37.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 30 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 33.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release