Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain
Spain: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain stood at 97.3%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 1971.
Spain ranks 71st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.2% | — |
| 1972 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 99.5% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 93.2% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Spain
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Spain was 97.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.