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