Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 25.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 25.1% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Spain peaked at 25.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2004.
That places Spain 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 4 |
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 25.1% 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 25.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 79 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 38.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release