Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9838 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9838 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.8643 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
27
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain stood at 0.9838 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 1 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8643 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Spain 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8814 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8643 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.938 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9441 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9454 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9478 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9585 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9608 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9758 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.973 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9857 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9717 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9838 GPIA | -0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9838 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9838 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8814 GPIA | 0.8814 GPIA | 0.8814 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8643 GPIA | 0.8643 GPIA | 0.8643 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.944 GPIA | 0.938 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.964 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain was 0.9838 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 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8643 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 100 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 2.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release