School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9964 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9964 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.999 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.9878 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9964 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Spain peaked at 0.999 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9878 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Spain 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9921 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9964 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 100% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9964 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.997 GPIA, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Spain?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Spain was 0.9964 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9878 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Spain ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release