Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9805 GPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9805 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 1 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9414 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Spain 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.9414 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 GPIA | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9818 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain was 0.9805 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9414 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release