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

Latest (2020)
218,429 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
59th
of 206 countries
All-time high
322,746 number
in 1980
All-time low
188,329 number
in 2001
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Spain, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Spain, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Zimbabwe 224,397 number compare
  2. 57 Ukraine 221,109 number compare
  3. 58 Korea 221,034 number compare
  4. 60 Guatemala 193,788 number compare
  5. 61 Canada 193,146 number compare
  6. 62 Kazakhstan 191,218 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.