Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain
Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Spain, 1970β2024
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.
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
- 39 Lithuania, Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 40 Paraguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 41 Belarus, Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 43 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 44 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
- 45 Israel 1 GPIA 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 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