Education in Spain 167 indicators covering education for Spain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 100.0% 2021 up 1.9% 2nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 148 2024 down 23.7% 104th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 203 2024 down 2.9% 103rd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 447 2024 up 14.6% 94th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 719 2024 up 16.2% 90th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 93.9% 2017 down 11.3% 152nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 93.1% 2017 down 12.2% 156th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 28.5% 128th Number of adults with no formal education by region 83,400 people 2100 down 30.0% 66th Population by level of education 26.65 million people 2100 up 3.4% 27th Repeaters, primary, female 2.1% 2017 up 2.5% 87th Repeaters, primary, male 2.9% 2017 down 0.9% 86th School enrollment, secondary, private 31.3% 2024 up 14.3% 35th School enrollment, primary 97.3% 2017 down 2.6% 40th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Over-age students, primary 5.2% 2017 up 71.0% 104th Secondary education, teachers 59.5% 2024 up 5.2% 97th School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% 2017 — 24th School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% 2017 — 34th Over-age students, primary, male 4.8% 2017 up 35.8% 108th Over-age students, primary, female 5.7% 2017 up 123.0% 92nd Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Progression to secondary school 100.0% 2016 up 0.2% 1st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.3% 2017 down 2.5% 71st Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 up 0.9% 73rd Tertiary education, academic staff 47.0% 2024 up 12.7% 73rd Persistence to grade 5, female 100.0% 2021 up 2.5% 6th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.9% 2021 up 1.2% 5th School enrollment, secondary 96.9% 2017 up 5.2% 10th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 99.9% 2016 up 0.3% 32nd School enrollment, secondary, female 97.8% 2017 up 4.2% 8th School enrollment, secondary, male 96.1% 2017 up 6.2% 11th Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Expenditure on tertiary education 21.8% 2016 down 2.1% 68th Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2021 unchanged 13th Children out of school, primary 34,050 2024 down 54.9% 77th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.7% 2017 — 39th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2017 — 51st Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2021 unchanged 24th Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2021 up 0.1% 16th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.13 2017 up 2.4% 158th Literacy rate, youth total 99.7% 2021 up 0.0% 14th Expenditure on secondary education 37.3% 2016 down 4.8% 52nd Expenditure on primary education 26.9% 2016 up 4.8% 110th Secondary education, pupils 49.0% 2017 down 2.3% 100th Children out of school, primary, female 17,236 2024 down 50.2% 83rd Children out of school, primary, male 16,814 2024 down 58.8% 84th Literacy rate, adult total 99.7% 2021 up 2.0% 5th Literacy rate, adult male 99.8% 2021 up 1.3% 4th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 1.8% 2024 down 26.9% 133rd Current education expenditure, total 93.0% 2022 up 0.7% 56th Current education expenditure, primary 95.4% 2022 down 0.5% 52nd Current education expenditure, secondary 96.0% 2022 up 1.2% 41st Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →