School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.0665 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 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, female in Spain is 0.0665 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 0.1269 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 years, in 2020.
That places Spain 80th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 non-tertiary, female (years) in Spain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1269 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0543 years | -57.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0549 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0497 years | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0502 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0558 years | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0569 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0332 years | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1014 years | +205.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0974 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0659 years | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0665 years | +0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0665 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0665 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1668 years, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0906 years | 0.0543 years | 0.1269 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0535 years | 0.0497 years | 0.0569 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0729 years | 0.0332 years | 0.1014 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Spain was 0.0665 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1269 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 years in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 80th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release