Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain
Spain: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme was 9,153 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9,153 for public educational expenditure by education level, programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain peaked at 9,153 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,415, in 2014.
That places Spain 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6,662 | — |
| 2013 | 6,454 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6,415 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,557 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6,572 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,722 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7,056 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 7,378 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 7,637 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 8,013 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 8,471 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 9,153 | +8.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9,153 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,265, 7.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9,153 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,267, 7.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,727 | 6,415 | 7,378 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8,319 | 7,637 | 9,153 | 4 |
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 public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain?
- Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Spain was 9,153 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9,153 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,415 in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for public educational expenditure by education level, programme?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public educational expenditure by education level, programme rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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