Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary was 28.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 28.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 32.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2010.
Spain ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28.3% | — |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 28.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.9%, 78% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 28.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.4%, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 28.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 22.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.1% | 32.4% | 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 28.1% 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 32.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 32 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 4.5%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release