Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.905 GPIA, in 2007.
Spain ranks 15th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9152 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.905 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9264 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9327 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9433 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9625 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9875 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9785 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9937 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9195 GPIA | 0.905 GPIA | 0.9313 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9674 GPIA | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain was 1.01 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.905 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 40 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 4.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release