Education in Spain

3,591 indicators covering education for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 181,373 2024 up 25.3% 19th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 60.4% 2018 up 4.4% 80th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 84,556 number 2018 down 21.9% 19th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.9% 2022 up 9.0% 154th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 66,383 2024 down 29.9% 25th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 101,969 2024 up 31.2% 19th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 62.6% 2024 up 5.8% 85th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 60,861 2024 up 13.5% 21st
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 56.8% 2024 up 4.7% 84th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.7% 2017 39th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 85,480 number 2018 up 27.6% 10th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 102,997 2024 up 31.2% 19th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2017 51st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2.5% 2017 down 35.6% 69th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3.2% 2017 down 41.2% 71st
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 78,376 2024 up 18.3% 18th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 20,713 2024 down 31.7% 23rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 13,820 2024 down 33.6% 28th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 22.0% 2025 up 41.0% 17th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3.4% 2023 down 30.0% 68th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 1.4% 2023 down 45.2% 104th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 1.2% 2023 down 38.8% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 3.3% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 111.1% 2024 up 2.0% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 101.7% 2024 down 1.8% 21st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 42,630 2023 up 62.2% 17th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 14 2023 up 180.0% 66th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,291 2023 up 18.2% 60th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 50,755 2023 up 68.6% 28th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2020 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.9% 2021 82nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 99,422 2024 up 308.9% 10th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 104.8% 81st
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 72,354 millions 2022 up 19.4% 14th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 49,953 2024 up 315.3% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 19,704 2024 down 29.2% 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 42,644 number 2018 up 21.8% 9th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 49,469 2024 up 302.5% 11th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 14,102 2024 down 33.1% 23rd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.8% 2021 down 59.5% 87th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 140.9% 120th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 7.9% 103rd
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2021 unchanged 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.7% 2023 up 48.2% 79th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.0% 2023 up 54.0% 115th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 9 2023 down 65.4% 110th
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 12.8% 2025 down 36.0% 7th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2021 up 0.1% 16th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.13 2017 up 2.4% 158th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.4% 2014 up 606.8% 107th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.7% 2021 up 0.0% 14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.2% 2014 down 4.4% 115th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 2.0% 2017 69th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 2.6% 2017 72nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 618,910 2024 up 69.1% 9th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 306,006 2024 up 72.3% 8th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 30,722 2024 up 9.8% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 312,904 2024 up 66.0% 8th