Education Level of Target Group (18-35 years old) 360 Degrees project
Spanish education system Upper Secondary 16-18 years old Pre-Primary 3-6 years old Primary 6-12 years old Lower Secondary 12-16 years old Tertiary 18 and above years old
Current Educational Trends Today our young adults have a higher level of education and are staying in school longer than the older generations. Young adults who attained tertiary education in 2010.
current educational trends Sixty four % of 25-34 year olds have completed at least upper secondary education compared to 35% of 55-64 year olds with the same education level. About 40% have a higher educational level than their parents. Population that has attained at least upper secondary education, by age group and gender (2011)
Educational Trends According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Spain’s 18 to 35 years olds compare to the rest of the OECD countries.
Compared to OECD Countries Adult Educational Level (2014)
Educational advances In Spain, the children of low-educated parents have greater access to tertiary education than children of low-educated parents in other OECD countries. About one-third of 20-34 year-old tertiary students have parents with below upper secondary education.
Benefits for our citizens The difference in income between adults with upper secondary education and those with tertiary education widened considerably, from 37% in 2005 to 41% in 2011. Employment rates, by educational attainment (2011)
Benefits for our citizens The largest proportion of unemployed people are those with the lowest proficiency in literacy (who also have low educational attainment. Reading Performance (2012)
Compared to other OECD Countries Mathematics Performance (2012) Science Performance (2012)
Benefits as a country Greater tax revenues and social contributions The proportion of adults who report that they believe they have a say in government increases by 10 percentage points when comparing those with below upper secondary education (19%) with those with tertiary education (30%).
References http://www.oecd.org/edu/Spain-EAG2014-Country-Note.pdf https://www.oecd.org/education/EAG2012%20-%20Country%20note%20-%20Spain.pdf