Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Spain
Spain: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 14.6 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Spain stood at 14.6 Years.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Spain peaked at 15.64 Years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.41 Years, in 2020.
Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Spain, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.64 Years | — |
| 2014 | 15.46 Years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.02 Years | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.77 Years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.66 Years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.58 Years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.5 Years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.41 Years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.52 Years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.61 Years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.56 Years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6 Years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.95 Years | 14.5 Years | 15.64 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.54 Years | 14.41 Years | 14.61 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 5 Ireland 15.63 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Belgium 14.81 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
- 7 Poland 12.37 Years compare
- 7 Portugal 14.61 Years compare
- 8 Türkiye 12.37 Years compare
- 9 Denmark 14.44 Years compare
- 10 Finland 14.44 Years compare
- 11 Peru 14.12 Years compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Spain?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Spain was 14.6 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.64 Years in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.41 Years in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). 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 and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.