Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7437 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain stood at 0.7437 NPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 1.14 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7437 NPIA, in 2023.
Spain ranks 30th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 NPIA | 0.9303 NPIA | 1.14 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9179 NPIA | 0.8588 NPIA | 0.9704 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8396 NPIA | 0.7437 NPIA | 0.9121 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 0.7437 NPIA 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 1.14 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7437 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 30th 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 down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release