Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 22.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
47th
of 213 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 1996
All-time low
12.3%
in 2000
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 %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 22.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain peaked at 27.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 47th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.4% | — |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | -32.4% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | +24.4% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 17.2% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 13.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.5% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.38 million (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 22.4% 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 27.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 213 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 21.1%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release