UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain
Spain: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 10.16 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.16 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain peaked at 10.16 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.26, in 1970.
That places Spain 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.26 | — |
| 1981 | 4.53 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 4.93 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 6.94 | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 8.37 | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 8.67 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.79 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.89 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.97 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.06 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.17 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.31 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.36 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.61 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.83 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.01 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.16 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.73 | 4.53 | 4.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.94 | 6.94 | 6.94 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.79 | 8.37 | 9.06 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.64 | 9.17 | 10.16 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Spain was 10.16 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 in 2018.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/