Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9834 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9834 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.8196 LPIA
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 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9758 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8196 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | +22.0% |
| 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% |
| 2004 | 0.9225 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9127 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9205 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.921 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9287 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9389 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9414 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.952 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9624 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9476 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9588 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9601 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9614 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9706 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9723 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9779 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9863 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9834 LPIA | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9834 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9834 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.9834 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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February 2026 Data Release