Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain
Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.09 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain is 1.09 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.625 modelled data, in 2016.
Spain ranks 51st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6562 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6522 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.75 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7368 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7059 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8571 modelled data | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9167 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9167 modelled data | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8462 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7692 modelled data | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7143 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6667 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.625 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6471 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.65 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6957 modelled data | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7407 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8214 modelled data | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9259 modelled data | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 1 modelled data | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 1.09 modelled data | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7475 modelled data | 0.6522 modelled data | 0.9167 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7531 modelled data | 0.625 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9361 modelled data | 0.7407 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Spain was 1.09 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 modelled data in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release