Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain
Spain: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 31.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Spain recorded 31.71 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain peaked at 37.06 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 31.45, in 2017.
Spain ranks 39th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 33.37 | — |
| 1974 | 35.81 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 36.27 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 37.06 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 35.54 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 35.31 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 35.18 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 34.95 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 34.59 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 34.22 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 34.6 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 33.57 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.2 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 34.93 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.46 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 35.51 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.97 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 34.79 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.35 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 34.07 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.78 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.48 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.35 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.43 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.6 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.41 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.44 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.39 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.26 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.02 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.92 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.89 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.62 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.56 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.68 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.64 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.52 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.51 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.45 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.48 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.53 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.54 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.72 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.89 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.74 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.71 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.63 | 33.37 | 37.06 | 4 |
| 1980s | 34.69 | 33.57 | 35.54 | 9 |
| 1990s | 34.58 | 33.48 | 35.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.27 | 32.89 | 33.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.88 | 31.45 | 32.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.72 | 31.54 | 31.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 Gambia 33.37 compare
- 37 Togo 32.5 compare
- 38 Australia 31.75 compare
- 40 New Caledonia 31.31 compare
- 41 Cook Islands 29.73 compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 29.17 compare
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 precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Spain was 31.71 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.06 in 1976.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.45 in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.