Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.22 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain stood at 1.22 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5934 GPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 35th of 88 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 | 0.5934 GPIA | 0.5934 GPIA | 0.5934 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.6567 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9449 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.22 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 1.22 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 1.23 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5934 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 35th out of 88 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 19.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release