Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970β2023
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.
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
- 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 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