Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Spain

Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 104.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
104.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 173 countries
All-time high
104.6%
in 2015
All-time low
65.1%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Spain recorded 104.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Spain peaked at 104.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1971.

That places Spain 10th out of 173 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 to tertiary, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) in Spain, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 65.1%
1972 65.2% +0.2%
1973 66.8% +2.4%
1974 68.9% +3.2%
1975 70.1% +1.8%
1976 72.1% +2.8%
1977 72.8% +1.0%
1978 73.5% +0.9%
1979 75.5% +2.6%
1980 74.9% -0.8%
1981 74.8% -0.2%
1982 76.3% +2.1%
1983 75.9% -0.5%
1984 75.9% -0.0%
1985 76.9% +1.3%
1986 79.2% +3.0%
1987 80.0% +1.0%
1988 80.8% +1.1%
1989 81.6% +1.0%
1990 80.6% -1.2%
1991 81.3% +0.8%
1992 82.0% +0.9%
1993 84.2% +2.6%
1994 85.7% +1.9%
1995 85.8% +0.0%
1996 86.3% +0.6%
1997 86.5% +0.2%
1998 86.9% +0.5%
1999 87.2% +0.4%
2000 88.1% +1.0%
2001 88.6% +0.6%
2002 88.4% -0.3%
2003 89.2% +1.0%
2004 90.4% +1.3%
2005 92.1% +1.9%
2006 93.0% +1.0%
2007 93.0% -0.1%
2008 93.5% +0.5%
2009 94.2% +0.8%
2010 97.4% +3.3%
2011 99.8% +2.5%
2012 101.7% +1.9%
2013 103.3% +1.5%
2014 103.7% +0.4%
2015 104.6% +0.9%
2016 104.2% -0.4%
2017 104.0% -0.2%
2018 104.3% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.0% 65.1% 75.5% 9
1980s 77.6% 74.8% 81.6% 10
1990s 84.7% 80.6% 87.2% 10
2000s 91.1% 88.1% 94.2% 10
2010s 102.5% 97.4% 104.6% 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 7 Ireland 108.3% compare
  2. 8 Grenada 107.3% compare
  3. 9 Turkey 107.2% compare
  4. 11 South Korea 101.6% compare
  5. 12 Costa Rica 101.1% compare
  6. 13 Denmark 100.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Spain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Spain was 104.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 104.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1971.
How does Spain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Spain ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.