Spain: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Spain's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00048 on 2019 (from 1.03 to 1.03).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was −0.00146 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.08 in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.05 in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.0025 a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Spain had the 22nd highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Spain in the 2020 ranking

• Colombia — 19th of 65: 1.04
• Brunei Darussalam — 20th of 65: 1.03
• Grenada — 21st of 65: 1.03
• Ecuador — 23rd of 65: 1.02
• United Kingdom — 24th of 65: 1.02
• Netherlands — 25th of 65: 1.02

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 50 values

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.03 (2021)
• Armenia — 1.03 (2021)
• Austria — 0.98 (2020)
• Azerbaijan — 0.98 (2021)
• Belarus — 0.98 (2021)
• Belgium — 1.13 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.98 (2020)
• Croatia — 1.06 (2020)
• Cyprus — 0.97 (2020)

More education data for Spain

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.83 million (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3.71 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.02 (2020)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 47.01% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Spain's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.03 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 30.2% from 0.79 in 1971 (0.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.11 in 1996 and the lowest 0.79 in 1971.

How does Spain rank?

22nd highest of 65 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Spain?

In 2020, Spain's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00048 on 2019 (from 1.03 to 1.03). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was −0.00146 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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