Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain
Spain: Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme was 1.61 million Number in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.61 million Number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.92 million Number
in 2012
All-time low
1.61 million Number
in 2023
Years of data
11
2012–2023
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.61 million Number for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain peaked at 1.92 million Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million Number, in 2023.
Spain ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.92 million Number | — |
| 2013 | 1.91 million Number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million Number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million Number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million Number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million Number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million Number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million Number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million Number | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million Number | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million Number | -0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.61 million Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 221,229 Number, 7.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.61 million Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 242,274 Number, 6.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 million Number | 1.75 million Number | 1.92 million Number | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million Number | 1.61 million Number | 1.71 million Number | 3 |
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 pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Spain was 1.61 million Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million Number in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).