Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Spain
Spain: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 13.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Spain, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 13.4 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Spain peaked at 13.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.9, in 2013.
That places Spain 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.9 | — |
| 2014 | 11.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.2 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4 | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.04 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.98 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Spain?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Spain was 13.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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