Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Spain recorded 5.5 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain peaked at 5.55 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 1960.
Spain ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.56 | — |
| 1965 | 2.8 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 4.42 | +57.9% |
| 1975 | 4.19 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 4.49 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 4.46 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.45 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.76 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 4.96 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.55 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.3 | 4.19 | 4.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 4.46 | 4.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.61 | 4.45 | 4.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.25 | 4.96 | 5.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Spain was 5.5 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+, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Spain ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.