Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Spain
Spain: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 95.0% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2024.
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, female in Spain peaked at 96.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2001.
That places Spain 33rd out of 180 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, female (%) (rate female) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.5% | — |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Spain's 95.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 88.5% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 91.6% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 30 United Kingdom 95.7% compare
- 31 Finland 95.2% compare
- 32 New Zealand 95.2% compare
- 34 Bahrain 95.0% compare
- 35 South Korea 95.0% compare
- 36 Jordan 94.8% compare
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, female in Spain?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Spain was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release