Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Spain

Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 112.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
112.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
115.3%
in 2013
All-time low
83.1%
in 1973
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Spain, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 112.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Spain peaked at 115.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1973.

That places Spain 13th 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, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Spain, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 83.7%
1972 83.1% -0.7%
1973 83.1% -0.1%
1974 85.6% +3.0%
1975 86.9% +1.5%
1976 89.0% +2.4%
1977 90.3% +1.5%
1978 91.0% +0.7%
1979 94.9% +4.2%
1980 94.1% -0.8%
1981 94.6% +0.5%
1982 97.1% +2.7%
1983 96.8% -0.3%
1984 96.5% -0.3%
1985 97.5% +1.0%
1986 100.1% +2.6%
1987 100.9% +0.8%
1988 101.7% +0.8%
1989 102.3% +0.6%
1990 100.9% -1.4%
1991 102.0% +1.1%
1992 102.8% +0.8%
1993 106.0% +3.2%
1994 107.5% +1.4%
1995 108.3% +0.7%
1996 109.1% +0.8%
1997 108.8% -0.3%
1998 103.6% -4.8%
1999 104.6% +1.0%
2000 105.9% +1.3%
2001 106.6% +0.7%
2002 106.2% -0.3%
2003 106.6% +0.3%
2004 107.3% +0.7%
2005 109.0% +1.5%
2006 109.3% +0.3%
2007 108.9% -0.4%
2008 108.7% -0.1%
2009 108.7% +0.0%
2010 111.1% +2.1%
2011 112.6% +1.4%
2012 114.0% +1.2%
2013 115.3% +1.1%
2014 114.7% -0.5%
2015 115.1% +0.3%
2016 114.1% -0.9%
2017 112.8% -1.1%
2018 112.5% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87.5% 83.1% 94.9% 9
1980s 98.2% 94.1% 102.3% 10
1990s 105.3% 100.9% 109.1% 10
2000s 107.7% 105.9% 109.3% 10
2010s 113.6% 111.1% 115.3% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 10 Portugal 114.9% compare
  2. 11 Denmark 114.2% compare
  3. 12 Peru 114.1% compare
  4. 14 Grenada 111.7% compare
  5. 15 Uruguay 110.8% compare
  6. 16 United Kingdom 110.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Spain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Spain was 112.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 115.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1973.
How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Spain ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.