School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 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 84th of 127 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.
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
- 81 China (People’s Republic of) 0.0616 years compare
- 82 Luxembourg 0.0573 years compare
- 83 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0566 years compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 0.0513 years compare
- 86 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0509 years compare
- 87 Cuba 0.0498 years compare
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, 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 84th out of 127 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release