Adolescents out of school, male in Spain
Spain: Adolescents out of school, male was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Spain, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.7% for adolescents out of school, male in 2024.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Spain peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2011.
Spain ranks 134th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +45.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +45.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Spain?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Spain was 1.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Spain ranks 134th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.