Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Spain
Spain: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Spain, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Spain recorded 2.5% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Spain peaked at 6.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.
Spain ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.4% | — |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -50.7% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 8 |
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 repeaters, primary, total in Spain?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Spain was 2.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.