School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain
Spain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.21 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain stood at 18.21 years. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain peaked at 18.21 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.38 years, in 1971.
Spain ranks 16th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.69 years | 9.38 years | 11.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.39 years | 12.51 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.52 years | 14.28 years | 16.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 years | 16.05 years | 16.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.56 years | 16.75 years | 18.21 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Netherlands 18.85 years compare
- 14 Norway 18.82 years compare
- 15 Slovenia 18.36 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom 17.74 years compare
- 19 Turkey 17.61 years compare
More gender data for Spain
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Spain was 18.21 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.21 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 years in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.