School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.49 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain is 9.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain peaked at 10.85 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.49 years, in 2024.
Spain ranks 60th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 10.71 years | 10.85 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.99 years | 9.61 years | 10.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 years | 9.49 years | 9.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 57 Myanmar 9.55 years compare
- 58 Hong Kong (China) 9.54 years compare
- 59 United Kingdom 9.51 years compare
- 61 Cyprus 9.48 years compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 9.47 years compare
- 63 Timor-Leste 9.47 years compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Spain was 9.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.85 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 years in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Spain ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release