Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 23.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain stood at 23.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain peaked at 44.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1960.
Spain ranks 51st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1965 | 13.5% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 14.1% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +55.5% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +101.5% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | -48.8% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 14.1% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 22.6% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain was 23.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary