Education in Spain 3,591 indicators covering education for Spain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Youth/adult literacy rate 99.7% 2021 up 0.0% 11th Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 2021 unchanged 14th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 97.4% 2021 up 9.6% 26th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 1.13 Percentage of students 2024 up 62.3% 18th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 1.02 LPIA 2021 up 15.9% 12th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 76.8% 2021 up 37.4% 27th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.17 2023 up 16.6% 30th Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 1.36 Percentage of students 2024 down 36.2% 11th Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 1.54 Percentage of students 2023 up 44.8% 11th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.757 2023 up 3.7% 32nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 96.0% 2021 up 11.6% 27th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 2.78 million Persons 2024 down 5.1% 7th Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 36 Persons 2024 down 26.5% 11th Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 163,040 Persons 2024 up 6.0% 4th Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 75.6% 2022 down 7.4% 23rd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 24.0% 2023 up 4.3% 40th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 67.1% 2022 up 1.3% 37th Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 17.1% 2016 down 10.0% 47th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female 26,216 2024 up 74.9% 1st Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 1 2022 unchanged 64th Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 99.7% 2021 up 2.0% 5th Literacy rates among adults 99.7% 2021 up 2.0% 5th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 26.5% 2023 up 11.6% 34th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.9984 GPIA 2023 up 2.1% 22nd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 7.9% 2024 up 130.5% 13th Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 44.44 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.1% 12th Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 854 Hours per year 2023 down 3.0% 11th Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 99.1% 2021 up 6.8% 6th Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 69.0% 2022 up 1.1% 19th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 11,060 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 7.8% 4th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 71.8% 2022 up 2.0% 21st Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male 22,703 2024 up 35.1% 2nd Capital and total current expenditure on education 838.7 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 19.2% 4th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 67.2% 2025 up 7.3% 9th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 67.2% 2025 up 7.3% 9th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.1% 2018 down 70.6% 30th Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 9 Persons 2024 up 50.0% 7th Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 3.06 Percentage of students 2024 up 147.1% 13th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 22.9% 2025 up 35.5% 18th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 22.9% 2025 up 35.5% 18th Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 12.8% 2025 down 36.0% 5th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 19.5% 2025 down 10.1% 21st Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 39.16 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.4% 4th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 37,817 Persons 2024 down 41.1% 4th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.21 2023 down 4.8% 23rd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 28.9% 2023 up 17.9% 31st Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.51 2023 up 0.9% 9th Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 45.01 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 27.6% 2nd Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 2.18 Percentage of students 2023 up 28.2% 22nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 78.9% 2021 up 12.8% 45th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 72.1% 2021 up 25.9% 42nd Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 98.7% 2021 up 1.1% 30th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 10.2% 16th Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 59.5% 2023 up 8.3% 44th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 98.1% 2021 up 8.1% 23rd Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 96.7% 2021 up 11.2% 24th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 11.9% 2023 up 12.9% 35th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 15.4% 2023 up 22.6% 29th ← Previous Page 45 of 60 Next →