Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Spain
Spain: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) 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 184 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 (%) (secondary) 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% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 94.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 94.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- 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)
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 184 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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February 2026 Data Release