Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain
Spain: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 0.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 62 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 35th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Spain was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Spain ranks 35th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release