Net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain
Spain: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 89.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain, 2002–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2017, net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain stood at 89.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain peaked at 99.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2017.
Spain ranks 25th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 97.1% | — |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 89.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Aruba 92.1% compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.2% compare
- 24 Maldives 89.9% compare
- 26 Macau, China 89.7% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 88.7% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 88.0% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Spain was 89.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.