Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 53.2% 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 53.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 62.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2023.
That places Spain 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 57.1% | 61.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.2% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 53.2% | 62.3% | 3 |
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 53.2% 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 62.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 36 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 4.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release