Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Spain
Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.34 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Spain, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.34 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Spain peaked at 1.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,051, in 1971.
Spain ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,065 | 60,051 | 264,208 | 9 |
| 1980s | 407,935 | 285,883 | 550,302 | 10 |
| 1990s | 774,699 | 591,146 | 947,621 | 10 |
| 2000s | 970,546 | 960,352 | 990,306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million | 1.01 million | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.16 million | 1.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Spain?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Spain was 1.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,051 in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release