Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain is 55.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1970.
Spain ranks 75th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.7% | — |
| 1981 | 16.5% | +89.2% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 55.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 55.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male 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 | +89.2% | 8.7% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 23.1% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 33.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 45.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.1% | 55.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Spain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain was 55.5% in 2024, 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 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 75th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release