Funding of education in Spain
Spain: Funding of education was 15.1 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
15.1
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
30.2
in 1999
All-time low
11.9
in 2004
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Spain, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 15.1 for funding of education in 2011.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Spain peaked at 30.2 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.9, in 2004.
Spain ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.2 | — |
| 2000 | 16.2 | -46.4% |
| 2001 | 15.8 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.9 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 13.3 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.1 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.56 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.85 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Spain?
- Funding of education in Spain was 15.1 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 in 1999.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for funding of education?
- Spain ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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