School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.06 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain stood at 7.06 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain peaked at 7.34 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.63 years, in 2003.
That places Spain 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 6.63 years | 6.77 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.23 years | 7.05 years | 7.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 years | 7.06 years | 7.21 years | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Spain was 7.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 years in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release