What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?

6.28 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?

12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

7.16 million number

in 2019

Spain

884,209 number

in 2020

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

35th

Spain rank

34th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Spain

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.16 million number against 884,209 number in Spain, a difference of 6.28 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.71 million number	1.77 million number	938,700 number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.47 million number	1.58 million number	881,277 number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	7.01 million number	900,798 number	6.11 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.16 million number against 884,209 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?: 6.28 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.