Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain
Spain: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.36 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain stood at 1.36 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7794 GPIA, in 2013.
Spain ranks 14th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7794 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9305 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8657 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9433 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9422 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8841 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8962 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9404 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | +25.9% |
| 2024 | 1.36 GPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8916 GPIA | 0.7794 GPIA | 0.9433 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.9404 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 11 Uzbekistan 1.63 GPIA compare
- 12 Indonesia 1.5 GPIA compare
- 13 British Virgin Islands 1.5 GPIA compare
- 15 Nepal 1.34 GPIA compare
- 16 Fiji 1.32 GPIA compare
- 17 Luxembourg 1.19 GPIA compare
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Spain was 1.36 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7794 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release