Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain
Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 114.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain is 114.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain peaked at 116.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1971.
That places Spain 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.8% | — |
| 1972 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 81.2% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 85.2% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 87.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 92.5% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 96.0% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 104.0% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 105.6% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 105.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 106.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 103.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 105.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 107.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 111.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 112.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 113.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 115.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 112.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 107.3% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 108.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 109.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 110.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 109.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 109.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 110.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 112.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 112.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 112.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 111.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 111.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 112.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 113.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 114.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 116.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 115.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 115.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 115.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 114.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 114.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.6% | 77.8% | 92.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.9% | 96.0% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.8% | 103.9% | 115.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.0% | 109.5% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.5% | 112.2% | 116.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Spain was 114.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 116.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.