Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 22.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Spain peaked at 22.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 27th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +104.3% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +69.3% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.5%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 22.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.9%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural 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 | +104.3% | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| 1992 | +69.3% | 3.7% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 22.7% | 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 22.0% 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 22.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 95 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 22.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release