Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain
Spain: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 218,429 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 218,429 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain peaked at 322,746 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 188,329 number, in 2001.
Spain ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 316,829 number | — |
| 1971 | 318,612 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 319,397 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 318,959 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 317,911 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 316,843 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 316,537 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 317,229 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 319,094 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 321,229 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 322,746 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 322,395 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 321,441 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 319,515 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 316,177 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 310,957 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 303,432 number | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 293,093 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 278,976 number | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 262,920 number | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 246,765 number | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 232,979 number | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 222,446 number | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 214,512 number | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 208,425 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 203,402 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 198,245 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 194,187 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 191,524 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 189,911 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 189,037 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 188,329 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 188,618 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 188,739 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 189,122 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 190,096 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 192,324 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 198,420 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 204,603 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 210,445 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 215,214 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 218,240 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 223,416 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 230,225 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 237,165 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 242,823 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 245,103 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 243,172 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 236,874 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 228,025 number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 218,429 number | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318,264 number | 316,537 number | 321,229 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 305,165 number | 262,920 number | 322,746 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 210,240 number | 189,911 number | 246,765 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,973 number | 188,329 number | 210,445 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,026 number | 215,214 number | 245,103 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,429 number | 218,429 number | 218,429 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain was 218,429 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 322,746 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,329 number in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Spain ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.