School life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.17 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain is 7.17 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain peaked at 7.35 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.79 years, in 2003.
Spain ranks 45th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.87 years | 6.79 years | 6.94 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.24 years | 7.1 years | 7.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 years | 7.14 years | 7.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Spain was 7.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 years in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release