Secondary education, pupils in Spain
Spain: Secondary education, pupils was 49.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Spain, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.0% for secondary education, pupils in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Spain peaked at 51.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1971.
Spain ranks 100th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 43.2% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 secondary education, pupils in Spain?
- Secondary education, pupils in Spain was 49.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Spain ranks 100th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.