Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 34.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970β2024
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.
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
- 23 Belgium 35.6% compare
- 24 France 35.4% compare
- 25 Lithuania, Republic of 35.3% compare
- 27 New Zealand 34.5% compare
- 28 Germany 34.5% compare
- 29 Bahrain, Kingdom of 34.3% compare
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 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