Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain is 39.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 45.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1998.
Spain ranks 41st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.5% | — |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +45.3% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 39.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 39.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +45.3% | 21.5% | 31.2% |
| 2013 | -26.4% | 45.5% | 33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 21.5% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 33.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 33.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 36.6% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 39.2% 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 45.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 168 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 14.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release