Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain
Spain: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.942 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.942 modelled data
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
91st
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.942 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5429 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.942 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain peaked at 0.942 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5429 modelled data, in 2000.
That places Spain 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5429 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.5852 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6019 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5698 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5844 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6093 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6209 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6316 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6207 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6136 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6637 modelled data | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7419 modelled data | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7875 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7719 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7586 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7667 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.746 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6984 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6721 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.678 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.65 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6774 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7164 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7887 modelled data | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8611 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.942 modelled data | +9.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.942 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.942 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.598 modelled data | 0.5429 modelled data | 0.6316 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7285 modelled data | 0.6637 modelled data | 0.7875 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7726 modelled data | 0.65 modelled data | 0.942 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Spain was 0.942 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5429 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Spain ranks 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 youth of upper 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