Out-of-school children in Spain
In Spain, 1.2% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2009.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Spain, 2024
1.2%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.1%
Position in 2024
91st of 120
Out-of-school children 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 | 1.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 1.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 2.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 2.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 2.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 2.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 2.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 2.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 2.3%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2011 | 2.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2010 | 1.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2009 | 0.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 0.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 0.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 0.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 0.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 0.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 0.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 0.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 0.0%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 1.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.6%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 91st highest value.
More for Spain
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Out-of-school adolescents
1.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
98.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.8%
2025 · Eurostat