Primary net enrolment in Spain
In Spain, 98.8% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Spain, 2024
98.8%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
99.0%
Primary net enrolment in Spain over time
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 98.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 98.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 98.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 98.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 97.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 97.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 97.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 97.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 97.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 97.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2011 | 98.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2010 | 98.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2009 | 99.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 99.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 100.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 100.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate; nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 98.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.4%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
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Out-of-school children
1.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.9%
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11.5%d (Definition differs)
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
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Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
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Adult participation in learning
15.8%
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