Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain
Spain: Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent was 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023. βΌ Falling
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain, 2012β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain is 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain peaked at 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.69 Percentage of GDP per capita, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.19 Percentage of GDP per capita | 1.85 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2.43 Percentage of GDP per capita | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.09 Percentage of GDP per capita | 1.69 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita | 4 |
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More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain?
- Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain was 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student β Expenditure per full-time equivalent student. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and unfiltered by type of expenditure. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by source of expenditure, by destination of expenditure and by type of expenditure. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. </p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.</p><p>For more information, please consult the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html"><i>Education at a Glance</i></a> web page.