Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Spain
Spain: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 5.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Spain, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Spain recorded 5.2% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Spain peaked at 13.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1999.
That places Spain 104th 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 (% of enrollment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13.2% | — |
| 1975 | 9.5% | -27.6% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -23.0% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +97.6% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +97.6% | 2.9% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Spain?
- Over-age students, primary in Spain was 5.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for over-age students, primary?
- Spain ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 (% of 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.