Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain
Spain: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain peaked at 15.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
That places Spain 31st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.4% | — |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +64.1% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +1.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +64.1% | 7.1% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Spain was 15.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release