Enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain
Spain: Enrolment in early childhood education, male was 822,337 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain stood at 822,337. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain peaked at 989,222 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 822,337, in 2024.
That places Spain 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 989,222 | — |
| 2014 | 975,243 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 952,249 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 935,139 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 920,486 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 913,743 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 904,620 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 904,122 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 838,591 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 842,582 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 839,121 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 822,337 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 941,529 | 904,620 | 989,222 | 7 |
| 2020s | 849,351 | 822,337 | 904,122 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain?
- Enrolment in early childhood education, male in Spain was 822,337 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 989,222 in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,337 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for enrolment in early childhood education, male?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release