Spain's adult literacy rose from 92.8 % in 1981 to 99.7 % in 2021.
Spain's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 104.6 % in 2001 to 102.9 % in 2024.
Spain · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Spain's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 98.6 % in 1981 to 99.7 % in 2021.
Spain's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 115.3 % in 2001 to 118.5 % in 2024.
Spain's tertiary enrolment rose from 61.0 % in 2001 to 93.8 % in 2024.
Spain's children out of school, primary rose from 576 in 2001 to 34,050 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.0 pts35th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.2 pts20th of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.5 pts15th of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.1 pts34th of 40
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs17th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs40th of 145
- Learning povertyup +1.3 pts18th of 53
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts65th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.2 pts123rd of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.1 %36th of 135