Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Spain
Spain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 48.3% 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 48.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% 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 48.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, 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 | 35.9% | 32.1% | 40.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 36.4% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Iceland 50.5% compare
- 13 Montenegro 49.7% compare
- 14 Serbia 49.2% compare
- 16 Australia 46.7% compare
- 17 New Zealand 43.6% compare
- 18 San Marino 43.3% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (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 48.3% 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 48.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% 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 45.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release