Over-age students, primary, female in Spain
Spain: Over-age students, primary, female was 5.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Spain, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Spain is 5.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Spain peaked at 12.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1999.
That places Spain 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12.5% | — |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -25.3% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +146.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 over-age students, primary, female in Spain?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Spain was 5.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Spain ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. 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 Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.