Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.9819 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9819 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Spain 106th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.07 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9918 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.993 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9884 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.9819 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 103 Finland 1.02 GPIA compare
- 104 Luxembourg 1.02 GPIA compare
- 105 Sudan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 1.02 GPIA compare
- 108 Madagascar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 109 San Marino 1.02 GPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9819 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Spain ranks 106th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release