School enrollment, primary, female in Spain
Spain: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in Spain, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Spain stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Spain peaked at 99.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 1971.
That places Spain 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.1% | 94.7% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 99.1% | 2 |
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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 school enrollment, primary, female in Spain?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Spain was 97.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.