Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain
Spain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 47.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain is 47.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2013.
Spain ranks 15th of 65 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 | 35.2% | 31.6% | 39.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 35.5% | 47.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Iceland 50.6% compare
- 13 Montenegro 49.4% compare
- 14 Serbia, Republic of 48.7% compare
- 16 Australia 46.0% compare
- 17 San Marino, Republic of 45.3% compare
- 18 New Zealand 43.9% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (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 47.6% 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 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 65 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 45.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release