Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain

Spain: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general was 98.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
146th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
98.7%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 99.4 %1999: 99.6 %2000: 99.6 %2001: 99.6 %2002: 99.6 %2003: 99.6 %2004: 99.6 %2005: 99.6 %2006: 99.6 %2007: 99.6 %2008: 99.5 %2009: 99.5 %2010: 99.5 %2011: 99.5 %2012: 99.5 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 99.1 %2016: 98.8 %2017: 98.7 %2018: 98.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain stood at 98.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2018.

Spain ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Spain, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 99.4%
1999 99.6% +0.3%
2000 99.6% -0.0%
2001 99.6% -0.0%
2002 99.6% -0.0%
2003 99.6% +0.0%
2004 99.6% +0.0%
2005 99.6% -0.0%
2006 99.6% -0.0%
2007 99.6% -0.0%
2008 99.5% -0.0%
2009 99.5% -0.0%
2010 99.5% -0.0%
2011 99.5% -0.1%
2012 99.5% -0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.5%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 99.1% -0.9%
2016 98.8% -0.3%
2017 98.7% -0.1%
2018 98.7% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 2
2000s 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 10
2010s 99.3% 98.7% 100.0% 9

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  3. 145 Angola 98.9% compare
  4. 147 Greece 98.5% compare
  5. 148 Togo 98.5% compare
  6. 149 Niger 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Spain was 98.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2018.
How does Spain rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general?
Spain ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 4,344 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.