Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 30.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Spain recorded 30.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain peaked at 49.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2000.
That places Spain 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.9% | — |
| 1965 | 42.6% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.3% | 39.9% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.7% | 41.5% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 34.4% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 27.2% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 24.2% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 42 Peru 31.9% compare
- 43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.3% compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 31.1% compare
- 46 Austria 30.1% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.7% compare
- 48 Malta 29.6% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Spain was 30.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)