Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9834 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9834 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 2.2% 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, 0.8196 LPIA, in 1981.
Spain ranks 45th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9758 LPIA | 0.9758 LPIA | 0.9758 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8196 LPIA | 0.8196 LPIA | 0.8196 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.924 LPIA | 0.9127 LPIA | 0.9389 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9561 LPIA | 0.9414 LPIA | 0.9706 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.9723 LPIA | 0.9863 LPIA | 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 0.9834 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 0.8196 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 45th 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 2.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release