Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Spain
Spain: Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student was 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Spain, 2012–2023
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.
Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.25 Percentage of GDP per capita | — |
| 2013 | 2.43 Percentage of GDP per capita | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.33 Percentage of GDP per capita | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3 Percentage of GDP per capita | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.27 Percentage of GDP per capita | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 Percentage of GDP per capita | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP per capita | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 1.86 Percentage of GDP per capita | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2 Percentage of GDP per capita | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.82 Percentage of GDP per capita | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.69 Percentage of GDP per capita | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita | +69.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 3.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 3.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Poland 4.06 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 1 Finland 4.85 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 2 Lithuania 2.07 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 2 Italy 3.01 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 3 Latvia 0.8659 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 4 United Kingdom 2.85 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 4 Estonia 0.7291 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 5 France 2.74 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 6 Hungary 2.63 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- 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)
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 — 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. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.