Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain
Spain: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain stood at 1.16 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.19 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9572 index, in 1981.
That places Spain 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.9572 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.12 index | 1.07 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 index | 1.16 index | 1.19 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 index | 1.15 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.15 index | 1.16 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Spain
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Spain was 1.16 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9572 index in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.