Spain vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Spain
39.2%
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
34.0%
in 2024
Spain rank
41st
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
40th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Spain
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 39.2% against 34.0% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
Spain ranks 41st and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 36.1% | 9.8% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 36.8% | 3.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 49.5% | 11.4% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 38.7% | 0.1% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Spain, at 39.2% against 34.0% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Spain and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 5.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Spain and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 41st and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th 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