In 2021, there was 15.7 percent inequality in the distribution of years of schooling in Spain. Compared to the beginning of the decade, when the average was 5.7 percent, this represents an increase in inequality of ten percentage points. Nevertheless, the inequality gap has been decreasing since 2016, when it peaked at 19.2 percent.
Inequality in education in Spain from 2010 to 2022
Inequality in distribution of years of schooling based on data from household surveys estimated using the Atkinson inequality index.
Various sources refer to the Luxembourg Income Study database, Eurostat's European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, the World Bank's International Income Distribution Database, the Center for Distributive, Labor and Social Studies and the World Bank's Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, ICF Macro Demographic and Health Surveys and United Nations Children's Fund Multiple.
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UNDP. (March 13, 2024). Inequality in education in Spain from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295082/distribution-inequality-school-years-in-spain/
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