Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Spain
Spain: Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 was 854 Hours per year in 2023. β¬ Flat
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Spain, 2000β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year.
Analysis
Spain recorded 854 Hours per year for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Spain peaked at 880 Hours per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 854 Hours per year, in 2023.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 880 Hours per year | 880 Hours per year | 880 Hours per year | 6 |
| 2010s | 878.9 Hours per year | 869 Hours per year | 880 Hours per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 864.67 Hours per year | 854 Hours per year | 871 Hours per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 9 Portugal 885 Hours per year compare
- 10 Luxembourg 880 Hours per year compare
- 11 Scotland 855 Hours per year compare
- 13 Costa Rica 812 Hours per year compare
- 14 Austria 779 Hours per year compare
- 15 Switzerland 769 Hours per year compare
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Spain?
- Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Spain was 854 Hours per year in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 880 Hours per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 854 Hours per year in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes. The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education. Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.