Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970β2024
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.
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
- 73 El Salvador 1.06 GPIA compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 1.06 GPIA compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
- 77 Bolivia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 78 Malaysia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 79 Andorra, Principality of 1.01 GPIA 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 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