Children out of school, female in Spain
Spain: Children out of school, female was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Spain, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, female in Spain stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Spain peaked at 2.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
Spain ranks 153rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +110.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 49% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +110.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 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 children out of school, female in Spain?
- Children out of school, female in Spain was 1.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for children out of school, female?
- Spain ranks 153rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.