Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 78.6% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Spain recorded 78.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Spain peaked at 83.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1960.
Spain ranks 58th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.2% | — |
| 1965 | 37.9% | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 69.7% | +53.0% |
| 1980 | 81.9% | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 30.2% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 45.5% | 69.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 81.9% | 82.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 72.2% | 79.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 61.9% | 83.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 1 |
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 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 78.6% 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 83.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Spain ranks 58th 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 26.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)