Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ in Spain
Spain: Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ was 41,775 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Spain recorded 41,775 millions for government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Spain peaked at 41,775 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,600 millions, in 1990.
Spain ranks 10th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ in Spain, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,600 millions | — |
| 1991 | 10,401 millions | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 11,157 millions | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 13,013 millions | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 14,317 millions | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 14,138 millions | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 14,059 millions | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 15,400 millions | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 15,802 millions | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 15,960 millions | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16,122 millions | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17,280 millions | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 17,753 millions | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 18,542 millions | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 19,704 millions | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 22,376 millions | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 23,824 millions | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 26,066 millions | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 27,407 millions | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 26,489 millions | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 26,167 millions | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24,732 millions | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 24,280 millions | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 24,638 millions | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25,581 millions | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27,344 millions | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 28,780 millions | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 29,459 millions | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32,634 millions | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 34,142 millions | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 38,615 millions | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 41,775 millions | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,098 millions | 9,600 millions | 15,802 millions | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,503 millions | 15,960 millions | 27,407 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,010 millions | 24,280 millions | 32,634 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,177 millions | 34,142 millions | 41,775 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Spain?
- Government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Spain was 41,775 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41,775 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,600 millions in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release