School enrollment, primary, private in Spain
Spain: School enrollment, primary, private was 31.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Spain, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Spain recorded 31.7% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Spain peaked at 37.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2017.
Spain ranks 37th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 33.4% | — |
| 1974 | 35.8% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 35.5% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 34.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 33.4% | 37.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 33.6% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.4% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.5% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Spain?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Spain was 31.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.