Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.5% 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 95.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% 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, 57.3%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 65th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 57.3% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 88.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 95.6% | 5 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (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 95.5% 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 57.3% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Spain ranks 65th 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 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release