Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain
Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 5.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Spain 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -56.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +80.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +198.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -32.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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, female in Spain?
- Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release