China vs Spain: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in

China
0.9813 GPIA
in 2012
Spain
0.9172 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time

  • China
  • Spain
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.9813 GPIA against 0.9172 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0641 GPIA.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 79 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9552 GPIA 0.6864 GPIA 0.2688 GPIA China
2010s 0.9889 GPIA 0.686 GPIA 0.3029 GPIA China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, China or Spain?
China, at 0.9813 GPIA against 0.9172 GPIA in Spain as of 2012.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between China and Spain?
0.0641 GPIA, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do China and Spain rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
China ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 1,179 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release