Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Spain
Spain: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 27,963 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Spain recorded 27,963 millions for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Spain peaked at 27,963 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,750 millions, in 1990.
Spain ranks 13th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,399 millions | 4,750 millions | 9,107 millions | 9 |
| 2000s | 13,322 millions | 9,422 millions | 18,493 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,175 millions | 17,089 millions | 23,035 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,937 millions | 23,738 millions | 27,963 millions | 3 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Spain?
- Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Spain was 27,963 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27,963 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,750 millions in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release