New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Spain

Spain: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 513,153 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
513,153
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
513,153
in 2024
All-time low
371,030
in 2015
Years of data
12
2013–2024

New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Spain, 2013–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201820242013: 389.0k2014: 397.1k2015: 371.0k2016: 381.2k2017: 381.2k2018: 388.3k2019: 435.2k2020: 452.6k2021: 483.7k2022: 469.9k2023: 486.4k2024: 513.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 513,153 for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Spain peaked at 513,153 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 371,030, in 2015.

Spain ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 391,864 371,030 435,200 7
2020s 481,173 452,638 513,153 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 3 Germany 840,185 compare
  2. 4 Italy 594,129 compare
  3. 5 Poland, Republic of 518,456 compare
  4. 7 Serbia, Republic of 226,979 compare
  5. 8 Netherlands, The 180,734 compare
  6. 9 Romania 178,464 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places β†’

More education data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Spain?
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Spain was 513,153 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 513,153 in 2024.
What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 371,030 in 2015.
How does Spain rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
Spain ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 438 data points, 2012–2024
Last refreshed