Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Spain

Spain: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.03 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 2010
All-time low
0.9912 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.991 index1982: 0.994 index1983: 0.996 index1984: 0.999 index1985: 1 index1986: 1 index1987: 1 index1988: 1 index1989: 1 index1990: 1 index1991: 1 index1992: 1 index1993: 1 index1994: 1 index1995: 1 index1996: 1 index1997: 1 index1998: 1 index1999: 1 index2000: 1 index2001: 1 index2002: 1 index2003: 1 index2004: 1 index2005: 1 index2006: 1 index2007: 1 index2008: 1 index2009: 1 index2010: 1 index2011: 1 index2012: 1 index2013: 1 index2014: 1 index2015: 1 index2016: 1 index2017: 1 index2018: 1 index2019: 1 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.04 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9912 index, in 1981.

Spain ranks 68th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 index 0.9912 index 1.02 index 9
1990s 1.03 index 1.03 index 1.04 index 10
2000s 1.03 index 1.03 index 1.04 index 10
2010s 1.03 index 1.03 index 1.04 index 10
2020s 1.03 index 1.03 index 1.03 index 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 65 Nepal 1.04 index compare
  2. 66 Samoa 1.03 index compare
  3. 67 Guyana 1.03 index compare
  4. 69 Cyprus 1.03 index compare
  5. 70 Saint Lucia 1.03 index compare
  6. 71 Uganda 1.03 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Spain?
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Spain was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2010.
What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9912 index in 1981.
How does Spain rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Spain ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.