School enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain
Spain: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 101.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain stood at 101.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain peaked at 101.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1972.
That places Spain 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 40.5% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 60.5% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 73.9% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.0% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 101.7% | 101.7% | 101.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 24.76 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Spain was 101.7% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 101.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1972.
- How does Spain rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.