Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain
Spain: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 93.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain is 93.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain peaked at 107.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2017.
That places Spain 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 106.6% | — |
| 1982 | 107.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 106.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 104.2% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 104.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 100.4% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 100.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 101.6% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 101.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 102.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 100.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 105.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 101.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 102.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 101.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 104.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 106.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 104.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 103.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 103.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 105.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 103.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 101.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 103.5% | 100.0% | 107.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 102.5% | 100.4% | 105.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 102.2% | 98.5% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 93.5% | 105.2% | 8 |
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More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Spain was 93.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 107.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Spain ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.