Upper secondary completion in Spain
In Spain, 75.6% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Spain, 2021
75.6%
Change from 2020
−2.0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper 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 | 75.6% |
| 2020 | 77.6% |
| 2019 | 75.1% |
| 2018 | 71.8% |
| 2017 | 73.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% |
| 2015 | 68.7% |
| 2014 | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 63.5% |
| 2012 | 64.2% |
| 2011 | 61.6% |
| 2010 | 60.0% |
| 2009 | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 60.5% |
| 2007 | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 61.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 77.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 61.6%, the figure has changed by +14.0 percentage points.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Lower secondary completion
97.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.8%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT