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Primary school enrollment — Spain

Primary school enrollment in Spain in 2017 — 97.3%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 4.1 pp.

2017 97.3% −1.5 pp vs 2016
World rank 31of 137
Period maximum 100%1993
Period minimum 93.2%1971

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Spain, 1971–20179294969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 93.2%1972: 94.5%1973: 95.5%1975: 99.5%1976: 99.9%1977: 99.2%1978: 98.6%1979: 98.7%1980: 99.2%1981: 99.2%1983: 99.6%1984: 99.8%1985: 99.8%1986: 99.8%1987: 99.2%1988: 98.6%1989: 99.2%1990: 99.2%1991: 99.7%1992: 99.7%1993: 100%1994: 100%1995: 100%1996: 99.9%1997: 99.9%1999: 99.9%2000: 99.8%2001: 99.8%2002: 99.8%2003: 99.9%2004: 99.7%2005: 99.7%2006: 99.7%2007: 99.8%2008: 99.8%2009: 99.8%2010: 99.7%2011: 99.7%2012: 99.7%2013: 99.6%2014: 99.5%2015: 99.4%2016: 98.8%2017: 97.3%
Change over the period: +4.1 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 97.3%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Southern Europe computed 96.3%
Primary school enrollment — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 97.3 −1.5 pp
2016 98.8 −0.6 pp
2015 99.4 −0.1 pp
2014 99.5 −0.1 pp
2013 99.6 −0.1 pp
2012 99.7 −0 pp
2011 99.7 +0 pp
2010 99.7 −0.1 pp
2009 99.8 −0.1 pp
2008 99.8 +0 pp
2007 99.8 +0.1 pp
2006 99.7 +0.1 pp
2005 99.7 −0.1 pp
2004 99.7 −0.1 pp
2003 99.9 +0 pp
2002 99.8 +0.1 pp
2001 99.8 −0 pp
2000 99.8 −0 pp
1999 99.9 —
1997 99.9 −0 pp
1996 99.9 −0 pp
1995 100 −0 pp
1994 100 −0 pp
1993 100 +0.3 pp
1992 99.7 −0 pp
1991 99.7 +0.4 pp
1990 99.2 −0 pp
1989 99.2 +0.6 pp
1988 98.6 −0.6 pp
1987 99.2 −0.6 pp
1986 99.8 +0 pp
1985 99.8 +0 pp
1984 99.8 +0.2 pp
1983 99.6 —
1981 99.2 +0 pp
1980 99.2 +0.5 pp
1979 98.7 +0.1 pp
1978 98.6 −0.6 pp
1977 99.2 −0.7 pp
1976 99.9 +0.4 pp
1975 99.5 —
1973 95.5 +0.9 pp
1972 94.5 +1.3 pp
1971 93.2 —

Southern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.5 SI Slovenia 98.3 GR Greece 98.2 PT Portugal 97.6 ES Spain 97.3 ME Montenegro 95.7 IT Italy 95.7 AL Albania 95.5 RS Serbia 95.2 MK North Macedonia 94.9 HR Croatia 88
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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