Primary completion (UIS) in Spain
In Spain, 98.6% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Spain, 2021
98.6%
Change from 2020
+0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Spain over time: Boys
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary 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 | 98.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% |
| 2017 | 98.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 98.4% in 2020.
- Since 2015, when it was 97.5%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
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Lower secondary completion
97.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
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Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
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Adult participation in learning
15.8%
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