School enrollment, secondary in Spain
Spain: School enrollment, secondary was 96.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Spain, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary in Spain stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Spain peaked at 96.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1972.
That places Spain 10th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.9% | 45.3% | 69.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 72.4% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.4% | 96.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 7 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 97.1% compare
- 11 New Zealand 96.9% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% compare
- 13 Oman 96.2% compare
More education data for Spain
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 24.76 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Spain?
- School enrollment, secondary in Spain was 96.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1972.
- How does Spain rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.