Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Spain

Spain: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 95.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
95.08
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 62 countries
All-time high
95.08
in 2023
All-time low
84.47
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Spain, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 84.51991: 851992: 85.51993: 85.91994: 86.21995: 86.51996: 86.61997: 86.71998: 86.91999: 87.22000: 87.42001: 87.22002: 872003: 86.62004: 86.42005: 86.32006: 86.32007: 86.32008: 86.62009: 87.12010: 87.82011: 88.62012: 89.42013: 90.32014: 91.12015: 922016: 92.82017: 93.42018: 93.82019: 94.22020: 94.42021: 94.72022: 94.92023: 95.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain is 95.08, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain peaked at 95.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.47, in 1990.

That places Spain 41st out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.11 84.47 87.21 10
2000s 86.74 86.31 87.44 10
2010s 91.33 87.81 94.16 10
2020s 94.76 94.42 95.08 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 38 Czechia 95.88 compare
  2. 39 Qatar 95.77 compare
  3. 40 Hungary 95.73 compare
  4. 42 Republic of Moldova 94.95 compare
  5. 43 Cyprus 94.47 compare
  6. 44 Bulgaria 94.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain?
Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain was 95.08 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 95.08 in 2023.
What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 84.47 in 1990.
How does Spain rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Spain ranks 41st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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