Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Spain
Spain: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 73.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.95
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 62 countries
All-time high
73.95
in 2023
All-time low
56.09
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain stood at 73.95. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain peaked at 73.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.09, in 1990.
That places Spain 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.09 | — |
| 1991 | 57.63 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 58.98 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 60.03 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 61.29 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 62.58 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 63.88 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 64.57 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.99 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.84 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.57 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.23 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.72 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.26 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.66 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 62.33 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.04 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.11 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.47 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.09 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.72 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.78 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 67.23 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 68.84 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 69.94 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 70.65 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 70.99 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.31 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.79 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.32 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.86 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.42 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.95 | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 73.95 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 73.95 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.49 | 56.09 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.05 | 62.04 | 64.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.47 | 63.72 | 71.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.14 | 72.32 | 73.95 | 4 |
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Spain was 73.95 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 73.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.09 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Spain ranks 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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