Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6646 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.6646 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 0.6826 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3237 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 22nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3237 LPIA | 0.3237 LPIA | 0.3237 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3739 LPIA | 0.3739 LPIA | 0.3739 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4658 LPIA | 0.4354 LPIA | 0.4928 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.549 LPIA | 0.4845 LPIA | 0.6122 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.64 LPIA | 0.5688 LPIA | 0.6757 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6644 LPIA | 0.6368 LPIA | 0.6826 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 19 Finland 0.6963 LPIA compare
- 20 Slovenia, Republic of 0.6899 LPIA compare
- 21 Estonia, Republic of 0.6729 LPIA compare
- 23 Australia 0.662 LPIA compare
- 24 Cyprus 0.6569 LPIA compare
- 25 Russian Federation 0.6535 LPIA compare
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 0.6646 LPIA 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 0.6826 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3237 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 93 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 16.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release