Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain
Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 34.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Spain recorded 34.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain peaked at 40.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2000.
That places Spain 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.5% | — |
| 1965 | 24.4% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 30.9% | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +74.0% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 27.4% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.6% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.6% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 23.0% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Spain was 34.7% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary