School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.0548 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain is 0.0548 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain peaked at 0.1247 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.026 years, in 2020.
Spain ranks 87th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Spain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1247 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0529 years | -57.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0469 years | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0429 years | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.044 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0464 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.026 years | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0797 years | +206.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0845 years | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0541 years | -35.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0548 years | +1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0548 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0548 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1792 years, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0888 years | 0.0529 years | 0.1247 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 years | 0.0429 years | 0.0469 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 years | 0.026 years | 0.0845 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 84 China 0.0616 years compare
- 85 Luxembourg 0.0573 years compare
- 86 Syria 0.0566 years compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 0.0513 years compare
- 89 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0509 years compare
- 90 Cuba 0.0498 years compare
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain was 0.0548 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1247 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 years in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release