Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.7% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 55.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 63.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2023.
Spain ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 58.2% | 63.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 55.7% | 63.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 55.7% 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 63.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 38 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 down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release