China vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
China
38.3%
in 2024
Spain
39.2%
in 2024
China rank
44th
Spain rank
41st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 39.2% against 38.3% in China, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was China ahead.
China ranks 44th and Spain ranks 41st of 168 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 31.2% | 25.4% | China |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 40.6% | 2.5% | China |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.1% | 4.8% | China |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.5% | 0.9% | China |
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, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 39.2% against 38.3% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between China and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 44th and Spain ranks 41st 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, 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