Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain
Spain: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 99.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain, 1980–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 1980.
That places Spain 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.4% | — |
| 1981 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 92.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 95.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 97.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.4% | 92.4% | 97.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.1% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Spain was 99.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release