Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain

Spain: Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
11th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2016
All-time low
1.8%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain, 2014–2024

01232014201920242014: 2.4 Percentage2015: 2.6 Percentage2016: 2.6 Percentage2017: 2.5 Percentage2018: 2.3 Percentage2019: 2.1 Percentage2020: 2.1 Percentage2021: 2 Percentage2022: 2 Percentage2023: 2 Percentage2024: 1.8 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1.8% for out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain peaked at 2.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.

Spain ranks 11th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain, 2014 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2014 2.4%
2015 2.6% +6.1%
2016 2.6% +0.8%
2017 2.5% -5.7%
2018 2.3% -6.9%
2019 2.1% -6.6%
2020 2.1% -3.3%
2021 2.0% -5.3%
2022 2.0% +3.6%
2023 2.0% -1.5%
2024 1.8% -10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.4% 2.1% 2.6% 6
2020s 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Malta 2.1% compare
  2. 10 Italy 2.0% compare
  3. 12 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
  4. 13 Latvia 1.6% compare
  5. 14 Belgium 1.4% compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

More population data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain?
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain was 1.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
How does Spain rank for out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex?
Spain ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-in-population-of-lower-secondary-school-age-by-sex/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-in-population-of-lower-secondary-school-age-by-sex/spain/">Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 451 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed