Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain
Spain: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Spain 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 16% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 162 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
- 163 Barbados 0.2% compare
- 164 Denmark 0.2% compare
- 166 San Marino 0.1% compare
- 167 Australia 0.1% compare
- 168 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Spain was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Spain ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release