Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4166 GPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 76th of 127 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 gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4166 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.605 GPIA | +45.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6973 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7438 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7361 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7538 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7619 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7872 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8061 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8133 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8284 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8443 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8586 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8834 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.888 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9019 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9072 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9175 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9561 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9736 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9917 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.04 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.04 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 | +45.2% | 0.4166 GPIA | 0.605 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4166 GPIA | 0.4166 GPIA | 0.4166 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6512 GPIA | 0.605 GPIA | 0.6973 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.7361 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9011 GPIA | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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 1.04 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4166 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 76th out of 127 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 5.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release