Children out of school, primary, male in Spain
Spain: Children out of school, primary, male was 16,814 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Spain, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Spain stood at 16,814.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Spain peaked at 43,019 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,160, in 2008.
That places Spain 84th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6,160 | — |
| 2009 | 13,180 | +114.0% |
| 2010 | 26,713 | +102.7% |
| 2011 | 29,846 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 34,865 | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 38,263 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 40,831 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 43,019 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 40,828 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 37,319 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 31,586 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 24,912 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 20,869 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 20,675 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 18,101 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 17,903 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16,814 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,670 | 6,160 | 13,180 | 2 |
| 2010s | 34,818 | 24,912 | 43,019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,872 | 16,814 | 20,869 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Spain?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Spain was 16,814 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 43,019 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,160 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Spain ranks 84th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.