Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain stood at 60.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 78.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2012.
Spain ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.5% | — |
| 1999 | 68.8% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 68.8% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 56.2% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 54.5% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain was 60.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release