Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9748 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9748 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain peaked at 0.9862 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9598 GPIA, in 2015.
Spain ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 0.9748 GPIA 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 0.9862 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9598 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 37 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 1.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release