Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain
Spain: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 4.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain peaked at 9.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
Spain ranks 96th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.7% | — |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Spain was 4.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Spain ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release