Education in Spain

3,591 indicators covering education for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 99.6% 2021 up 4.2% 8th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2021 up 4.2% 8th
School enrollment, secondary, private 31.3% 2024 up 14.3% 35th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.9998 GPIA 2021 up 1.1% 117th
School enrollment, primary 97.3% 2017 down 2.6% 40th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 99.9% 2021 up 3.5% 10th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 99.9% 2021 up 2.3% 5th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 107th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.8% 2018 97th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.3% 2018 93rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 99.9% 2021 up 1.0% 3rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 93.4% 2024 up 5.1% 78th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 99.9% 2021 up 1.1% 3rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 99.9% 2021 up 0.8% 3rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2021 unchanged 16th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 98.7% 2021 up 8.9% 7th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 99.7% 2021 up 2.0% 5th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 99.6% 2021 up 2.6% 6th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 99.8% 2021 up 1.3% 4th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.7% 2021 up 0.0% 15th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2021 up 1.0% 10th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 99.7% 2021 up 0.1% 16th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2021 unchanged 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 107.4% 2018 up 10.9% 9th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 19,717 2023 up 55.4% 17th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 23,459 2023 up 58.7% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 275 2023 up 80.9% 54th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 96 2023 up 60.0% 94th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,106 2023 up 1.1% 62nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 23 2023 up 21.1% 77th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 6 2023 down 40.0% 101st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 7 2023 up 133.3% 70th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 down 25.0% 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 up 50.0% 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 75,384 number 2018 up 35.5% 13th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 45.3% 153rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 31.7% 2024 up 0.2% 39th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 45.8% 140th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.8% 2021 unchanged 14th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 9.2% 108th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 108.0% 118th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 0.5% 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,041 2023 up 229.7% 11th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,039 2023 up 230.5% 11th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 8.4% 113th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.8% 2023 up 43.8% 117th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.5% 2023 up 40.9% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 64.0% 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 199.5% 37th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 77.7% 2024 up 2.3% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 198.9% 43rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.9364 GPIA 2024 up 6.5% 49th
Share of students studying abroad 2.1% 2023 up 40.0% 139th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 5,932 2021 down 0.3% 39th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 7,275 2021 down 14.2% 39th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 13,206 2021 down 8.5% 39th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 45.0% 2021 up 9.8% 32nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 562 2024 109th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st