Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Spain
Spain: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 11.7 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Spain, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 11.7 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Spain peaked at 14.3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.2, in 2008.
Spain ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.06 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 3 |
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More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Spain?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Spain was 11.7 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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