Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 19.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Spain recorded 19.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain peaked at 28.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
Spain ranks 54th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.4% | — |
| 1965 | 21.2% | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | -59.4% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -52.5% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +75.8% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +61.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 11.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.8% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Spain was 19.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary