Lower secondary completion in Spain
In Spain, 97.2% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Spain, 2021
97.2%
Change from 2020
+0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
98.3%
Lower secondary completion in Spain over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 96.8% |
| 2019 | 95.9% |
| 2018 | 95.8% |
| 2017 | 96.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% |
| 2015 | 95.1% |
| 2014 | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 87.2% |
| 2012 | 90.9% |
| 2011 | 88.1% |
| 2010 | 88.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5% |
| 2008 | 88.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% |
| 2006 | 92.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 96.8% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 88.1%, the figure has changed by +9.1 percentage points.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Primary completion (UIS)
98.6%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
75.6%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.8%
2025 · Eurostat