Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain
Spain: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain stood at 56.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain peaked at 56.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2002.
That places Spain 29th out of 57 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.4% | — |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 45.4% | 53.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 50.0% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 56.3% | 56.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Spain was 56.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release