Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain

Spain: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
32.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
51st
of 155 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2012
All-time low
21.1%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, 1998–2017

0102030401998200720171998: 21.1 %1999: 31 %2000: 32.5 %2001: 33.9 %2002: 35.9 %2003: 34 %2004: 35.5 %2005: 40.1 %2006: 40.2 %2007: 41.4 %2008: 41.4 %2009: 39.8 %2010: 41.2 %2011: 41.8 %2012: 42.3 %2013: 31 %2014: 31.7 %2015: 32.4 %2016: 32.4 %2017: 32.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain stood at 32.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain peaked at 42.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1998.

That places Spain 51st out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Spain, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 21.1%
1999 31.0% +46.8%
2000 32.5% +4.9%
2001 33.9% +4.3%
2002 35.9% +5.7%
2003 34.0% -5.3%
2004 35.5% +4.6%
2005 40.1% +12.8%
2006 40.2% +0.3%
2007 41.4% +3.0%
2008 41.4% -0.1%
2009 39.8% -3.7%
2010 41.2% +3.5%
2011 41.8% +1.4%
2012 42.3% +1.0%
2013 31.0% -26.6%
2014 31.7% +2.2%
2015 32.4% +2.3%
2016 32.4% -0.2%
2017 32.9% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.1% 21.1% 31.0% 2
2000s 37.5% 32.5% 41.4% 10
2010s 35.7% 31.0% 42.3% 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 48 Denmark 33.3% compare
  2. 49 Estonia 33.0% compare
  3. 50 Belarus 33.0% compare
  4. 52 Costa Rica 32.7% compare
  5. 53 Latvia 32.6% compare
  6. 54 New Zealand 31.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Spain was 32.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1998.
How does Spain rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Spain ranks 51st out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.