Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both was 94.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 94.9% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2015.
That places Spain 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.6% | — |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 94.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 94.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 90.7% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.9% | 94.9% | 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 94.9% 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 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 38 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release