Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper was 0.9941 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9941 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 1.37 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9941 NPIA, in 2023.
Spain ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper in Spain, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.37 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.32 NPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 NPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.28 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.23 NPIA | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.28 NPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 NPIA | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 NPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.23 NPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 NPIA | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 NPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.19 NPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 NPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 NPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.17 NPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 NPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 NPIA | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9941 NPIA | -6.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9941 NPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9846 NPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9941 NPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9659 NPIA, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 NPIA | 1.28 NPIA | 1.37 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.21 NPIA | 1.16 NPIA | 1.28 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 NPIA | 0.9941 NPIA | 1.17 NPIA | 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 0.9941 NPIA 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 1.37 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9941 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 37 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 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release