Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain
Spain: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.985 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.985 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain peaked at 0.985 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8184, in 1970.
Spain ranks 61st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8184 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8439 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8438 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8588 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9303 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.934 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9383 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9392 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9435 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9492 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9496 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9533 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9584 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9652 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9709 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9767 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9811 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.985 | +0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.985 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.985 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8184 | 0.8184 | 0.8184 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8438 | 0.8438 | 0.8439 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8588 | 0.8588 | 0.8588 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9391 | 0.9303 | 0.9492 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.965 | 0.9496 | 0.9811 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.985 | 0.985 | 0.985 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain was 0.985 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.985 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8184 in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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