Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Spain
Spain: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) was 0.1% in 2021. β² Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Spain, 2001β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1% for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in 2021.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Spain peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Spain 32nd out of 60 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Spain?
- Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Spain was 0.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release