Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.9364 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9364 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.4868 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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 vocational in Spain is 0.9364 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4868 GPIA, in 1971.
Spain ranks 48th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4868 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5257 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6416 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4975 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7549 GPIA | +51.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8116 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.829 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8515 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6751 GPIA | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8865 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8619 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7616 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9597 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8839 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9131 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9326 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9524 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.988 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9918 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9076 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.918 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9696 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9681 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9208 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9043 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8854 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8883 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8791 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8759 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9004 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.892 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9054 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8943 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9227 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9388 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.938 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9364 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6749 GPIA | 0.4868 GPIA | 0.8515 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.7616 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9326 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9076 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8918 GPIA | 0.8759 GPIA | 0.9054 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.9388 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 45 Luxembourg 0.9549 GPIA compare
- 46 Canada 0.9441 GPIA compare
- 47 El Salvador 0.94 GPIA compare
- 49 Belgium 0.9341 GPIA compare
- 50 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9339 GPIA compare
- 51 Namibia 0.9285 GPIA compare
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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain was 0.9364 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4868 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release