Education in Spain 3,591 indicators covering education for Spain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 480 2024 — 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 602 2024 — 91st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.2% 2024 down 1.8% 155th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.14 million 2024 down 24.3% 44th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 36,629 2021 down 87.1% 46th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 121,292 2021 down 86.2% 45th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 70.0% 2021 up 2.9% 7th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.04 million 2024 down 24.0% 44th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.10 million 2024 down 24.6% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 123.6% 2024 down 4.8% 18th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 34,533 2024 down 32.5% 27th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 110,401 2024 down 30.9% 27th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.52 years 2024 down 2.5% 64th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.49 years 2024 down 2.0% 64th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9964 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 106th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.3% 2023 down 42.5% 106th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 18.8% 2018 up 16.7% 48th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 35.8% 2018 down 18.3% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 128.6% 2024 down 2.8% 15th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2024 up 3.8% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 118.9% 2024 down 6.7% 18th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.9% 2024 — 46th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.7% 2024 — 40th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.1% 2024 down 1.9% 151st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 106.2% 2024 up 0.1% 15th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.3% 2024 down 1.7% 160th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 33,806 2024 down 30.9% 20th Progression to secondary school, male 99.9% 2016 up 0.3% 32nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 60.8% 2024 down 7.3% 151st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.05 million number 2018 up 15.2% 22nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.8% 2024 — 51st School enrollment, secondary, female 97.8% 2017 up 4.2% 8th School enrollment, secondary, male 96.1% 2017 up 6.2% 11th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 39.2% 2024 up 14.0% 41st Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 98.8% 2024 up 1.4% 55th Government expenditure on education, US$ 66,330 millions 2022 up 11.7% 14th Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Expenditure on tertiary education 21.8% 2016 down 2.1% 68th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.5% 2022 up 0.1% 72nd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 42,034 number 2018 up 81.0% 28th Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2021 unchanged 13th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2023 — 154th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.4% 2018 down 71.6% 132nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 16,096 2024 down 30.7% 25th Children out of school, primary 34,050 2024 down 54.9% 77th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 34,050 2024 down 54.9% 77th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 25,966 2024 down 29.0% 20th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.2% 2024 down 52.7% 150th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 139,938 number 2018 down 25.1% 22nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 58.8% 2024 down 6.6% 141st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 62.8% 2024 down 8.1% 153rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 41.2% 2024 up 11.2% 49th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 37.2% 2024 up 17.5% 37th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 162,830 2024 up 23.9% 22nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 44,018 2024 down 32.4% 29th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.65 million number 2018 up 7.8% 30th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 637 2023 up 124.3% 50th ← 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