Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain
Spain: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
That places Spain 30th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release