New Zealand vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
New Zealand
37.0%
in 2024
Spain
37.2%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
38th
Spain rank
37th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 37.2% against 37.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 38th and Spain ranks 37th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 37.9% | 5.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 35.3% | 2.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.4% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 37.2% against 37.0% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 38th and Spain ranks 37th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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