Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9838 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970β2023
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.
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
- 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 0.9838 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