Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain
Spain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 48.0% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain peaked at 48.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2013.
Spain ranks 16th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 31.9% | 39.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 36.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Iceland 50.6% compare
- 14 Montenegro 49.6% compare
- 15 Serbia 49.0% compare
- 17 Australia 46.4% compare
- 18 San Marino 44.3% compare
- 19 New Zealand 43.8% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release