Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain is 5.96, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain peaked at 5.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 1960.
Spain ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1 | — |
| 1965 | 3.7 | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 4.78 | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 5.18 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 5.63 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 4.82 | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 4.69 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.63 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.67 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.96 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.96 | +20.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.88, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.97, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.98 | 4.78 | 5.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.22 | 4.82 | 5.63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.66 | 4.63 | 4.69 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.81 | 4.67 | 4.96 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Spain was 5.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.