Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Spain
- Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Spain.
Main statistical findings
In 2012, Spain exceeded its national target on GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 5.6 percentage points. The country had also narrowed the gap to its tertiary education target to 1.7 percentage points by 2013. Spain was moreover slightly closer to its national targets in the areas of R & D expenditure and renewable energies than the EU average. The country’s employment rate has deteriorated sharply since the onset of the economic crisis, falling by almost 10 percentage points between 2008 and 2013. The number of people living at risk of poverty or social exclusion also developed unfavourably; most recently (from 2012 to 2013), however, the indicator improved for the first time since the onset of the crisis. Despite the sustained reduction in the rate of early leavers from education and training since 2008, the country remained far from reaching its 15 % target by 2020.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file)
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics