Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain
Spain: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 6.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain is 6.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 26th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7% | — |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +110.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain was 6.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release