Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9026 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9026 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.9877 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.8339 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9026 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 0.9877 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8339 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Spain 42nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9676 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9877 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9409 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9038 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8883 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8339 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8426 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8846 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8912 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9072 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8898 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8627 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.859 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8584 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.866 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8613 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8545 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8561 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8694 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8638 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8692 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8908 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9052 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9026 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8845 GPIA | 0.8339 GPIA | 0.9409 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.8545 GPIA | 0.8738 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8946 GPIA | 0.8692 GPIA | 0.9053 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 39 Finland 0.9121 GPIA compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.9046 GPIA compare
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9031 GPIA compare
- 43 Luxembourg 0.9025 GPIA compare
- 44 Mexico 0.9001 GPIA compare
- 45 Belgium 0.8943 GPIA compare
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 0.9026 GPIA 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 0.9877 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8339 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 160 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 up 5.6%. 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 upper 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