School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain

Spain: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 5.05 years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
5.05 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.05 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.12 years
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain, 2001–2024

02462001201220242001: 3.1 years2002: 3.2 years2003: 3.3 years2004: 3.3 years2005: 3.3 years2006: 3.3 years2007: 3.3 years2008: 3.3 years2009: 3.4 years2010: 3.6 years2011: 3.9 years2012: 4 years2013: 4.1 years2014: 4.2 years2015: 4.3 years2016: 4.4 years2017: 4.5 years2018: 4.6 years2019: 4.6 years2020: 4.7 years2021: 4.9 years2022: 5 years2023: 5 years2024: 5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain stood at 5.05 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 5.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.12 years, in 2001.

That places Spain 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.3 years 3.12 years 3.43 years 9
2010s 4.22 years 3.65 years 4.62 years 10
2020s 4.95 years 4.7 years 5.05 years 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 14 Norway 5.38 years compare
  2. 15 Grenada 5.28 years compare
  3. 16 Iceland 5.11 years compare
  4. 18 Uruguay 5.03 years compare
  5. 19 Moldova 4.96 years compare
  6. 20 Venezuela 4.94 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain was 5.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 3.12 years in 2001.
How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Spain ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release