SDG: Europe and Northern America vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

SDG: Europe and Northern America
85.6%
in 2024
Spain
78.3%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
176th
Spain rank
179th

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

  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
  • Spain
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How they compare

SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 85.6% against 78.3% in Spain, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes SDG: Europe and Northern America's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.

SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 176th and Spain ranks 179th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe and Northern America Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 83.9% 82.5% 1.5% SDG: Europe and Northern America
1980s 81.8% 75.6% 6.3% SDG: Europe and Northern America
1990s 81.9% 77.5% 4.4% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 84.5% 85.3% 0.8% Spain
2010s 83.9% 82.1% 1.9% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 85.6% 79.1% 6.5% SDG: Europe and Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, SDG: Europe and Northern America or Spain?
SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 85.6% against 78.3% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
7.3%, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 176th and Spain ranks 179th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release