Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
78.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
179th
of 219 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2000
All-time low
72.2%
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 %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 78.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain peaked at 87.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1996.
Spain ranks 179th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.8% | — |
| 1972 | 79.8% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 84.3% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 82.7% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.1% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 77.9% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 76.8% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 79.1% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 75.6% | 73.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 72.2% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 83.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 80.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.3% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 78.3% 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 87.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1996.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Spain ranks 179th out of 219 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 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release