Education in Spain

167 indicators covering education for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 down 1.1% 81st
Population ages 0-14 12.6% 2025 down 15.9% 207th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
School enrollment, primary 102.9% 2024 up 0.2% 72nd
Primary education, teachers 248,253 2024 up 9.8% 29th
School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% 2024 down 0.3% 70th
School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% 2024 up 0.6% 79th
Labor force, total 24.76 million 2025 up 7.0% 28th
Labor force, female 47.2% 2025 up 2.7% 61st
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 1.8% 39th
School enrollment, secondary 118.5% 2024 down 5.6% 19th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.4 per 1,000 2024 up 7.7% 187th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 190th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 177th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 161st
Secondary education, teachers 344,203 2024 up 24.7% 24th
School enrollment, secondary, female 120.8% 2024 down 4.1% 16th
School enrollment, secondary, male 116.4% 2024 down 6.9% 20th
School enrollment, tertiary 93.8% 2024 up 6.6% 15th
School enrollment, primary, private 31.7% 2024 up 0.2% 37th
School enrollment, preprimary 101.8% 2020 up 4.5% 23rd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 81.8% 2024 up 2.3% 14th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 106.5% 2024 up 10.6% 13th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2020 up 0.3% 77th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.23 GPI 2024 up 5.4% 90th
Secondary education, teachers, female 204,966 2024 up 31.2% 24th
Primary completion rate, female 98.6% 2024 up 1.7% 53rd
Primary completion rate, male 98.5% 2024 up 1.9% 53rd
Government expenditure on education, total 4.6% 2022 up 2.8% 76th
Secondary education, general pupils 2.71 million 2017 up 4.8% 35th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 93.4% 2024 up 5.1% 74th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 101.7% 2020 up 4.1% 23rd
School enrollment, preprimary, male 102.0% 2020 up 4.9% 21st
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.9% 2021 up 2.9% 2nd
Government expenditure on education, total 9.9% 2022 up 9.0% 153rd
Secondary education, general pupils 49.6% 2017 down 1.1% 116th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 95.1% 2024 up 3.6% 70th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 91.9% 2024 up 6.7% 77th
Children out of school 1.2% 2024 down 52.7% 144th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 2.83 million 2024 down 4.3% 56th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Secondary education, pupils 3.71 million 2024 up 12.8% 31st
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.9% 2021 up 2.3% 5th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.9% 2021 up 3.5% 10th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 621,174 2017 up 26.1% 22nd
Number of under-five deaths, male 601 2024 down 25.9% 110th
Number of under-five deaths, female 472 2024 down 26.8% 110th
Number of infant deaths, male 491 2024 down 25.6% 109th
Number of infant deaths, female 387 2024 down 26.4% 110th
Children out of school, female 1.3% 2024 down 47.8% 153rd
Children out of school, male 1.2% 2024 down 56.9% 152nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 46.4% 2017 down 7.6% 56th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 93.5% 2017 down 11.8% 159th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.4% 2025 down 53.0% 37th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.9% 2025 down 49.3% 37th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 9.0% 2025 down 56.8% 42nd
Primary education, teachers 77.7% 2024 up 2.3% 98th
Repeaters, primary, total 2.5% 2017 up 0.4% 90th