Spain vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Spain
60.8%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
73.8%
in 2024
Spain rank
151st
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
154th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Spain
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 73.8% against 60.8% in Spain, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 151st and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 154th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 70.3% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 71.9% | 11.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 72.6% | 10.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 73.6% | 12.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Spain or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 73.8% against 60.8% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Spain and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 13.0%, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Spain and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 151st and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 154th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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
February 2026 Data Release