Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain
Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 35.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2018
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 35.8%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% 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.
That places Spain 50th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 | 38.3% | 33.5% | 45.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (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 35.8% in 2018, 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 50th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.