Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain

Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 110.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
110.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 173 countries
All-time high
110.7%
in 2018
All-time low
58.5%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain stood at 110.7%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 110.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1971.

Spain ranks 12th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) in Spain, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 58.5%
1972 59.0% +0.9%
1973 60.8% +3.1%
1974 62.8% +3.3%
1975 65.9% +5.1%
1976 68.2% +3.4%
1977 69.6% +2.1%
1978 70.5% +1.3%
1979 71.4% +1.3%
1980 74.1% +3.8%
1981 74.5% +0.6%
1982 74.9% +0.5%
1983 77.2% +3.1%
1984 76.6% -0.8%
1985 77.8% +1.6%
1986 81.8% +5.1%
1987 83.4% +1.9%
1988 84.0% +0.8%
1989 84.6% +0.7%
1990 83.4% -1.4%
1991 84.9% +1.8%
1992 86.2% +1.6%
1993 89.0% +3.2%
1994 90.4% +1.6%
1995 91.6% +1.3%
1996 92.7% +1.3%
1997 91.5% -1.4%
1998 92.5% +1.2%
1999 92.9% +0.4%
2000 93.9% +1.1%
2001 94.1% +0.2%
2002 94.7% +0.7%
2003 95.3% +0.6%
2004 97.5% +2.2%
2005 99.0% +1.6%
2006 100.0% +1.0%
2007 100.1% +0.1%
2008 100.4% +0.3%
2009 100.9% +0.4%
2010 103.3% +2.4%
2011 105.4% +2.1%
2012 106.9% +1.4%
2013 108.8% +1.7%
2014 108.9% +0.2%
2015 109.4% +0.5%
2016 109.5% +0.1%
2017 109.9% +0.3%
2018 110.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 65.2% 58.5% 71.4% 9
1980s 78.9% 74.1% 84.6% 10
1990s 89.5% 83.4% 92.9% 10
2000s 97.6% 93.9% 100.9% 10
2010s 108.1% 103.3% 110.7% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Argentina 111.0% compare
  2. 10 New Zealand 111.0% compare
  3. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.9% compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 108.3% compare
  5. 14 Denmark 108.2% compare
  6. 15 Latvia 108.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Spain was 110.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 110.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1971.
How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Spain ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.