Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain
Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.38 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain is 1.38 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain peaked at 1.47 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2001.
Spain ranks 30th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.38 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.44 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.47 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.46 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.39 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 Cameroon 1.38 GPIA compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 1.38 GPIA compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 1.38 GPIA compare
- 31 India 1.35 GPIA compare
- 32 United States 1.32 GPIA compare
- 33 Belize 1.32 GPIA compare
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain?
- Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain was 1.38 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release