Education in Spain

3,591 indicators covering education for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Literacy rate, adult total 99.7% 2021 up 2.0% 5th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 46 2023 up 43.8% 77th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 88,814 2024 up 25.3% 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 6.2% 2023 down 38.0% 42nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 9.1% 2023 down 36.5% 44th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 2.1% 2023 up 40.0% 139th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 5.6% 2024 up 0.6% 153rd
Literacy rate, adult male 99.8% 2021 up 1.3% 4th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 1.8% 2023 up 34.7% 110th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 98.6% 2024 up 1.4% 17th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.1% 2023 down 1.9% 125th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 98.9% 2024 up 1.8% 20th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 28.6% 102nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9938 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 125th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2.0% 2017 79th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 9.9% 2022 up 9.0% 154th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 67.9% 2024 down 2.8% 158th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 30,469 number 2018 up 5.9% 53rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 5.0% 2024 up 0.7% 148th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 6.1% 2024 up 0.5% 150th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 61,308 2024 up 106.5% 13th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 38,289 2024 up 25.0% 70th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 98.3% 2024 up 0.9% 28th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 50,525 2024 up 25.6% 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 6.4% 2023 down 41.4% 54th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 52,341 2024 up 96.3% 16th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2018 up 369.8% 106th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 71.2% 140th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 32.1% 2024 up 6.4% 35th
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 4.6% 2024 up 62.0% 62nd
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.9592 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 187.6% 132nd
Adolescents out of school 1.8% 2024 down 26.9% 133rd
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 4.8% 2024 up 63.2% 70th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.4% 2022 down 10.0% 49th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 11.77 headcount basis 2023 down 11.7% 128th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2021 83rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.7% 2022 up 4.4% 54th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 69.3% 2024 down 7.9% 137th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 61,457 2024 down 43.2% 74th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 98.2% 2024 up 0.7% 49th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.9% 2024 down 17.6% 126th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.4% 2024 down 44.1% 138th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.1% 2024 down 32.9% 165th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 14,030 2024 down 5.8% 77th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.7% 2024 down 34.7% 136th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 13,377 2024 down 24.9% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 68.7% 2024 down 5.4% 147th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 149 2024 up 204.1% 38th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.5% 2024 down 53.9% 96th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 4,011 2024 down 55.0% 37th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 5,419 2024 down 58.2% 37th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 94.4% 2024 down 0.0% 32nd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 70,912 number 2018 up 88.0% 18th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 216.7% 44th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.2% 2023 up 216.1% 45th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.6668 GPIA 2024 down 8.5% 139th