Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 57.7% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain stood at 57.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 64.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2023.
That places Spain 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 57.9% | 64.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 57.7% | 64.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 28 Italy 59.8% compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 58.8% compare
- 30 France 58.2% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 36.9% compare
- 33 Ghana 20.0% compare
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 57.7% 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 64.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 33 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 0.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release