School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.43 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain is 18.43 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 18.54 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.28 years, in 2001.
Spain ranks 20th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.39 years | 16.28 years | 16.45 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.61 years | 16.81 years | 18.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 years | 18.09 years | 18.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain was 18.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.54 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.28 years in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release