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

Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 64.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
64.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
130th
of 179 countries
All-time high
78.5%
in 1998
All-time low
54.5%
in 2012
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

0204060801998200820181998: 78.5 %1999: 68.8 %2000: 66.5 %2001: 64.4 %2002: 62 %2003: 62.8 %2004: 61.3 %2005: 57.4 %2006: 57.5 %2007: 56.6 %2008: 56.2 %2009: 57.1 %2010: 55.4 %2011: 54.7 %2012: 54.5 %2013: 66.5 %2014: 65.6 %2015: 64.8 %2016: 65.2 %2017: 64.7 %2018: 64.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Spain is 64.2%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Spain peaked at 78.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2012.

That places Spain 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.7% 68.8% 78.5% 2
2000s 60.2% 56.2% 66.5% 10
2010s 61.7% 54.5% 66.5% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 127 Mexico 65.4% compare
  2. 128 Sweden 64.6% compare
  3. 129 Ireland 64.3% compare
  4. 131 Rwanda 63.2% compare
  5. 132 Mali 62.9% compare
  6. 133 Philippines 62.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Spain?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Spain was 64.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2012.
How does Spain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Spain ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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