Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain
Spain: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 12.1 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain is 12.1 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain peaked at 12.1 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 7.24 years, in 1980.
That places Spain 40th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.24 years | 7.24 years | 7.24 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.12 years | 7.51 years | 8.72 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.14 years | 9.65 years | 10.64 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 10.75 years | 11.24 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.59 years | 11.51 years | 11.67 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 11.93 years | 11.87 years | 11.98 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Spain was 12.1 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 years in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.