Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain
Spain: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 72.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
72.7%
World rank
25th
of 63 countries
All-time high
77.8%
in 2015
All-time low
72.7%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 72.7% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain peaked at 77.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 25th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.8% | — |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -3.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 72.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Spain's 72.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 73.8% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 77.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Australia 73.7% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 72.8% compare
- 24 Sweden 72.8% compare
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 72.7% compare
- 27 Lithuania 72.2% compare
- 28 New Zealand 71.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Spain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3732 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Spain was 72.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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