Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4296 GPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 52nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4296 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.7497 GPIA | +74.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7198 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7308 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7618 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7734 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.778 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7923 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8054 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8125 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8326 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8471 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8568 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8729 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8822 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9011 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9048 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9301 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.937 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9373 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9426 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9656 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9628 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9948 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9881 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +74.5% | 0.4296 GPIA | 0.7497 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4296 GPIA | 0.4296 GPIA | 0.4296 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7497 GPIA | 0.7497 GPIA | 0.7497 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7659 GPIA | 0.7198 GPIA | 0.8054 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8735 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.937 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4296 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release