Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain is 93.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% 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, 49.3%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 71st of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.9% | — |
| 1981 | 49.3% | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +97.2% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 93.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 93.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female 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 | +97.2% | 50.7% | 100.0% |
| 1981 | -29.5% | 69.9% | 49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 49.3% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 83.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.1% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.0% | 93.8% | 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 93.3% 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 49.3% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 136 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 5.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release