Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 10.14 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain is 10.14, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain peaked at 10.14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.93, in 1960.
That places Spain 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.93 | — |
| 1965 | 3.25 | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 5.18 | +59.4% |
| 1975 | 5.37 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 6.29 | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 6.44 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.64 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.8 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 9.95 | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 10.14 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.09 | 2.93 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.28 | 5.18 | 5.37 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.37 | 6.29 | 6.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.22 | 6.64 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.32 | 8.7 | 9.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.44 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Spain was 10.14 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.