Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Spain
Spain: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Spain, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Spain is 93.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Spain peaked at 95.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2009.
That places Spain 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80.8% | — |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 81.5% | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.2% | 95.6% | 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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Spain?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Spain was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Spain ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.