Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain is 34.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1970.
That places Spain 26th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +69.6% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 34.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 34.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +69.6% | 5.3% | 9.0% |
| 1992 | +28.3% | 9.8% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 9.8% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.9% | 34.6% | 5 |
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 34.6% in 2024, 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 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release