Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 40.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary in Spain stood at 40.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Spain peaked at 40.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
That places Spain 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | +292.9% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | +56.5% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 21.5% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 33.8% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Spain was 40.6% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary