Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Spain
Spain: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 9.28 million Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Spain, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.28 million Persons for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Spain peaked at 9.28 million Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.79 million Persons, in 2012.
That places Spain 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.79 million Persons | — |
| 2013 | 8.91 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.98 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.01 million Persons | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.06 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.11 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.17 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.21 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.25 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.23 million Persons | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.26 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.28 million Persons | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9.28 million Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.86 million Persons, 5.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9.28 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.92 million Persons, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.03 million Persons | 8.79 million Persons | 9.21 million Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.25 million Persons | 9.23 million Persons | 9.28 million Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 France 15.22 million Persons compare
- 4 Slovenia 422,777 Persons compare
- 5 United Kingdom 12.90 million Persons compare
- 5 Latvia 391,480 Persons compare
- 6 Italy 10.55 million Persons compare
- 6 Estonia 297,373 Persons compare
- 8 Australia 6.39 million Persons compare
- 9 Chile 5.21 million Persons compare
- 10 Romania 3.40 million Persons compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Spain?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Spain was 9.28 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 million Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 million Persons in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.