How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?

Spain ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.79 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

9.79 years

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

53rd

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.95 years

in 2012

All-time low

8.53 years

in 1998

Years of data

1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain, 1993–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Spain recorded 9.79 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2018.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain peaked at 10.95 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.53 years, in 1998.

Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.82 years	8.53 years	10.2 years	7
2000s	10.73 years	10.62 years	10.83 years	10
2010s	10.27 years	9.79 years	10.95 years	9

Countries ranked near Spain

50 Philippines 9.84 years compare
51 Rwanda 9.8 years compare
52 Luxembourg 9.8 years compare
54 Libya 9.79 years compare
55 Nicaragua 9.74 years compare
56 Hong Kong 9.73 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Spain was 9.79 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 10.95 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 8.53 years in 1998.
How does Spain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?: Spain ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.