School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0457 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

0.0457 years

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

79th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.366 years

in 1999

All-time low

0.0416 years

in 2016

Years of data

1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0457 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain peaked at 0.366 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 years, in 2016.

Spain ranks 79th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.3585 years	0.3509 years	0.366 years	2
2000s	0.1404 years	0.0512 years	0.2475 years	3
2010s	0.0438 years	0.0416 years	0.0457 years	4

Countries ranked near Spain

76 Slovenia 0.0476 years compare
77 Eritrea 0.0462 years compare
78 Malta 0.046 years compare
80 Cuba 0.044 years compare
81 Lesotho 0.0434 years compare
82 Portugal 0.0419 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Spain

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Spain was 0.0457 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.366 years in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 years in 2016.
How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Spain ranks 79th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.