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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary, male in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +114.0% | 6,160 | 13,180 |
| 2010 | +102.7% | 13,180 | 26,713 |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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.