Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 58.8% 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
Spain recorded 58.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 78.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2012.
Spain ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 78.2% | — |
| 1999 | 68.6% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 68.6% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 53.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 51.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.8% | 60.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 58.8% 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 78.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 141st out of 188 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 6.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release