Over-age students, primary, male in Spain
Spain: Over-age students, primary, male was 4.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Spain, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Spain stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Spain peaked at 13.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13.9% | — |
| 1975 | 9.8% | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 6.9% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +63.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 105 Grenada 5.4% compare
- 106 Belgium 4.9% compare
- 107 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.9% compare
- 109 Brunei Darussalam 4.4% compare
- 110 Macau, China 4.3% compare
- 111 Australia 4.2% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Spain?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Spain was 4.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Spain ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.