Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions in Spain
Spain: Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions was 23,254 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Spain, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Spain stood at 23,254 millions. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Spain peaked at 23,254 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,090 millions, in 2007.
Spain ranks 10th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions in Spain, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14,090 millions | — |
| 2008 | 15,498 millions | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 16,410 millions | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 15,961 millions | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 15,442 millions | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17,779 millions | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 17,875 millions | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17,810 millions | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18,417 millions | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19,232 millions | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 19,633 millions | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19,896 millions | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 20,654 millions | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 21,270 millions | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 22,836 millions | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 23,254 millions | +1.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 23,254 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,046 millions, 7.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Spain's 23,254 millions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,055 millions, 7.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,333 millions | 14,090 millions | 16,410 millions | 3 |
| 2010s | 18,270 millions | 15,442 millions | 20,654 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,453 millions | 21,270 millions | 23,254 millions | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Spain?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Spain was 23,254 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 23,254 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,090 millions in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release