Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain stood at 94.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 67th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.2% | — |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -28.5% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +83.5% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 94.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 94.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +83.5% | 54.5% | 100.0% |
| 1981 | -28.5% | 74.2% | 53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 53.1% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 88.2% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 94.6% | 5 |
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 94.4% in 2024, 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 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release