educación
/edukaˈθjon/feminine
Education in Spanish is educación.
educación refers to the process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. It can refer to both the formal process of schooling and a person's manners or social upbringing. You can use the phrase el sistema educativo for the educational system, educación primaria for primary education, educación secundaria for secondary education and educación universitaria for university education.
Meaning: process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you may hear formación académica for academic training and in some contexts, enseñanza might be referred to as instrucción.
How does it change in a sentence?
educación is a feminine noun and is preceded by the feminine article la when used with a definite article, as in la educación.
How do you pronounce it?
/edukaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The word educación shares the same Latin root as 'educate', but it stems from 'educere', which means 'to lead out' or 'to draw out' rather than just 'to teach'.
- Calling someone maleducado does not mean they are illiterate or uneducated. It is a common way to call someone 'rude' or 'ill-mannered'.
- While educación is the general term, Spanish often uses enseñanza specifically for the act of teaching. Enseñanza comes from the verb enseñar, which also means 'to show'.
Examples in context
- La educación parte en casa.Education starts at home.This sentence is useful for saying that education starts at home using educación.Tatoeba #1239077 by marcelostockle, translation #19122 by CK
- Este libro es sobre educación.This book is about education.This sentence is useful for saying a book is about education using educación.Tatoeba #1404465 by hayastan, translation #1404508 by CK
- La educación comienza en casa.Education begins at home.This sentence is useful for saying education begins at home using educación.Tatoeba #6080857 by JRB, translation #1005359 by ellasevia
- La educación es fundamental para el desarrollo de la sociedadEducation is essential for the development of society
- La formación de calidad es clave para el éxito profesionalQuality education is key to professional success
- Los programas de enseñanza deben adaptarse a las necesidades de los estudiantesTeaching programs should adapt to students' needs
- Me encanta estudiar nuevos temasI love learning about new subjects
- Aprender es un continuo a lo largo de la vidaLearning is a lifelong journey
- El sistema educativo en mi país necesita mejorasThe educational system in my country needs improvement
- Mi área de estudio es la pedagogíaMy area of study is pedagogy
- 94 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their career goals at a café.
- SofíaQuiero mejorar mi educación profesional.I want to improve my professional education.
- DanielEs una idea excelente, Sofía.That is an excellent idea, Sofia.
- SofíaLa educación es la clave del éxito.Education is the key to success.
- DanielEstoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo.I totally agree with you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “education” translations and entries educación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries educación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
