Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.6646 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6646 LPIA
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
22nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.6826 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3237 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
34
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3237 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3739 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4432 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4354 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4544 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4398 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4795 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4928 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4906 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4905 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.485 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4845 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4856 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5139 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5978 LPIA | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5573 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5724 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5913 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5896 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6122 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6596 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6542 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6602 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5688 LPIA | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6757 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6333 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6286 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6281 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6551 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6359 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6736 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6368 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6826 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6646 LPIA | -2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6646 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6646 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
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 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