Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9855 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain is 0.9855 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 1.03 NPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9855 NPIA, in 2023.
Spain ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 NPIA | 0.9952 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 NPIA | 0.9953 NPIA | 1.03 NPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9989 NPIA | 0.9855 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Croatia 0.9898 NPIA compare
- 23 Albania 0.9885 NPIA compare
- 24 Romania 0.9855 NPIA compare
- 26 Luxembourg 0.9765 NPIA compare
- 27 United States 0.9651 NPIA compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 0.9636 NPIA compare
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 0.9855 NPIA 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 1.03 NPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9855 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 33 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 down 1.1%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release