Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.22 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
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.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5934 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6567 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8877 GPIA | +35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8711 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8719 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9268 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9518 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9723 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9172 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9793 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9449 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +5.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.22 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +35.2% | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.8877 GPIA |
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
- 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 1.22 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