School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.57 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain stood at 4.57 years. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 4.57 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2343 years, in 1971.
Spain ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5897 years | 0.2343 years | 0.9105 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.28 years | 0.9377 years | 1.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 years | 1.84 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 years | 3.06 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 years | 3.61 years | 4.57 years | 9 |
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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 life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Spain was 4.57 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2343 years in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.