Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9802 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9802 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.8129 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
29
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9802 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 1 LPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8129 LPIA, in 1981.
Spain ranks 45th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9788 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8129 LPIA | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9297 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9117 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9189 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.924 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9338 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9427 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9457 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9566 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9577 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.95 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9593 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9574 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9585 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9579 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9737 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9762 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9832 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9802 LPIA | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9802 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9802 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9993 LPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9788 LPIA | 0.9788 LPIA | 0.9788 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8129 LPIA | 0.8129 LPIA | 0.8129 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9373 LPIA | 0.9117 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 LPIA | 0.9457 LPIA | 0.9593 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9783 LPIA | 0.9737 LPIA | 0.9832 LPIA | 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 0.9802 LPIA 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 LPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8129 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 99 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 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release