Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7819 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain is 0.7819 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 0.7845 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2794 LPIA, in 1970.
Spain ranks 43rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2794 LPIA | 0.2794 LPIA | 0.2794 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3449 LPIA | 0.3449 LPIA | 0.3449 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5238 LPIA | 0.4853 LPIA | 0.5645 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6311 LPIA | 0.5597 LPIA | 0.6993 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7413 LPIA | 0.6941 LPIA | 0.7655 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7741 LPIA | 0.7526 LPIA | 0.7845 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 40 Jamaica 0.8276 LPIA compare
- 41 Hungary 0.7984 LPIA compare
- 42 Croatia, Republic of 0.7827 LPIA compare
- 44 Poland, Republic of 0.7782 LPIA compare
- 45 Korea, Republic of 0.7465 LPIA compare
- 46 Mongolia 0.7177 LPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain was 0.7819 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7845 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2794 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release