Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain
Spain: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.985 in 2020. β² Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Spain, 1970β2020
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.
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
- 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 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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