Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.6012 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6012 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
25th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6284 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.2758 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
32
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain stood at 0.6012 LPIA.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 0.6284 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2758 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2758 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3567 LPIA | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3936 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4172 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4114 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4386 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4463 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4434 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4598 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4421 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4547 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4405 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4739 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5507 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5153 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5374 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5525 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5487 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5715 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.62 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6141 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6092 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5546 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6284 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5927 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5762 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5679 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5913 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.555 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6202 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5837 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6012 LPIA | +3.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6012 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6012 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2758 LPIA | 0.2758 LPIA | 0.2758 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3567 LPIA | 0.3567 LPIA | 0.3567 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4301 LPIA | 0.3936 LPIA | 0.4598 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5087 LPIA | 0.4405 LPIA | 0.5715 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5909 LPIA | 0.5546 LPIA | 0.6284 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6017 LPIA | 0.5837 LPIA | 0.6202 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.6012 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 0.6284 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2758 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 91 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 8.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release