Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 20.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain is 20.0%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain peaked at 42.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
That places Spain 44th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.1% | — |
| 1965 | 37.0% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 42.0% | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.0% | 35.1% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.6% | 33.1% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 24.9% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.7% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Spain was 20.0% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary