Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Spain stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Spain ranks 150th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +76.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +104.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -47.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +500.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +103.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.44 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.