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

Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 81.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
81.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 205 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2000
All-time low
72.2%
in 1996
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Spain, 1971–2018

020406080197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 81.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Spain peaked at 87.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1996.

That places Spain 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82.5% 79.1% 85.6% 9
1980s 75.6% 73.0% 78.0% 10
1990s 77.5% 72.2% 86.5% 10
2000s 85.3% 83.9% 87.4% 10
2010s 82.2% 81.2% 83.4% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 155 Malta 82.3% compare
  2. 156 Iceland 82.0% compare
  3. 157 China (People’s Republic of) 81.9% compare
  4. 159 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.1% compare
  5. 160 Germany 80.8% compare
  6. 161 Hungary 80.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Spain?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Spain was 81.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1996.
How does Spain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Spain ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.