Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9771 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9771 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.8602 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
28
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain stood at 0.9771 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 1 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8602 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Spain 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8839 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8602 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8641 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9444 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9426 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9479 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9474 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9771 GPIA | -0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9771 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9771 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8621 GPIA | 0.8602 GPIA | 0.8641 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9635 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9824 GPIA | 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 0.9771 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8602 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 81st out of 134 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 1.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release