Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain
Spain: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.4% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain peaked at 2.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Spain 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4% | — |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +51.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 30% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 50% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5 |
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Spain was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Spain ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.