School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.35 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain stood at 1.35 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2001.
Spain ranks 31st of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.34 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.43 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Spain was 1.35 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release