Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain
Spain: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age was 10.61 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain stood at 10.61 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain peaked at 10.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.16 million, in 2015.
That places Spain 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.16 million | — |
| 2016 | 10.16 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.49 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.61 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.22 million | 10.16 million | 10.32 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.50 million | 10.39 million | 10.61 million | 5 |
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More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age in Spain was 10.61 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.16 million in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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