Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain
Spain: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain stood at 94.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain peaked at 95.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2001.
That places Spain 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.7% | — |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.7% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.2% | 95.4% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Spain was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release