Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4636 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Spain 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4636 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.5798 GPIA | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6417 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7678 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7873 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8062 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8291 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8432 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8367 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.849 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8555 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8657 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8881 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8949 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8998 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9106 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9193 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9185 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9295 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9393 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9543 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9647 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9789 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9688 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9903 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender 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 | +25.1% | 0.4636 GPIA | 0.5798 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4636 GPIA | 0.4636 GPIA | 0.4636 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6107 GPIA | 0.5798 GPIA | 0.6417 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.817 GPIA | 0.7678 GPIA | 0.849 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9393 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4636 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 137 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 3.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release