Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9172 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain stood at 0.9172 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 0.9172 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.575 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Spain 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6768 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.65 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7077 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6879 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7251 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6872 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7105 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6569 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.679 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6876 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6892 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6896 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6895 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6885 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6801 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.575 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6847 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8367 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6224 GPIA | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8705 GPIA | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8586 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8477 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9172 GPIA | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6634 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.6768 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6921 GPIA | 0.6569 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 GPIA | 0.575 GPIA | 0.844 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.6224 GPIA | 0.9172 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Spain was 0.9172 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9172 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.575 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release