Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Spain
Spain: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 10.76 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
10.76
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.76
in 2021
All-time low
5.88
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Spain, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.76 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 10.76 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 1990.
Spain ranks 80th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.76 | 5.88 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 | 7.85 | 9.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 | 9.36 | 10.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 | 10.61 | 10.76 | 4 |
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More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Spain?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Spain was 10.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 80th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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