Germany vs Spain: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school

Germany
1.6%
in 2024
Spain
1.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
155th
Spain rank
157th

Share of children who are not in pre-primary school over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Spain ahead.

Germany ranks 155th and Spain ranks 157th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.