Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain
Spain: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 72.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain is 72.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain peaked at 77.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 24th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.8% | — |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 73.8% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 77.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 21 Australia 73.7% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 72.8% compare
- 22 Sweden 72.8% compare
- 25 Netherlands 72.7% compare
- 26 Lithuania 72.2% compare
- 27 New Zealand 71.2% compare
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Spain was 72.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).