Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type in Spain

Spain: Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type was 1.98 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.98 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.98 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.02 million
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2025

Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Spain, 2005–2025

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2005201520252005: 1.0M2010: 1.1M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.7M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.9M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 2.0M2025: 2.0M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1.98 million for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Spain peaked at 1.98 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 2005.

Spain ranks 7th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation in Spain, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 1.02 million —
2010 1.11 million +8.9%
2013 1.63 million +47.3%
2014 1.66 million +1.8%
2015 1.69 million +1.5%
2016 1.71 million +1.1%
2017 1.70 million -0.6%
2018 1.71 million +0.7%
2019 1.74 million +2.0%
2020 1.77 million +1.5%
2021 1.88 million +6.4%
2022 1.90 million +0.8%
2023 1.92 million +1.1%
2024 1.97 million +2.8%
2025 1.98 million +0.4%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1.98 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 304,241, 6.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1.98 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 351,184, 5.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +47.3% 1.11 million 1.63 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 million 1.02 million 1.02 million 1
2010s 1.62 million 1.11 million 1.74 million 8
2020s 1.90 million 1.77 million 1.98 million 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Italy 2.88 million compare
  2. 5 France 2.81 million compare
  3. 6 Germany 2.25 million compare
  4. 8 Poland 1.90 million compare
  5. 9 Poland 1.79 million compare
  6. 10 Netherlands 833,695 compare
  7. 10 Netherlands 833,695 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Spain?
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Spain was 1.98 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 million in 2025.
What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2005.
How does Spain rank for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme?
Spain ranks 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
Is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 635 data points, 2005–2025
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