Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 36.2% 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 36.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 37.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 40th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.2% | — |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +146.3% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 36.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 36.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 | +146.3% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| 1992 | +27.0% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.3% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.0% | 37.2% | 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 36.2% 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 37.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 128 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 25.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release