Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 21.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Spain recorded 21.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Spain peaked at 37.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.0% | — |
| 1965 | 35.3% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 37.3% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 32.5% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.1% | 33.0% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 27.5% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 21.5% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.2% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 25+ with primary in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Spain was 21.9% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary