Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Spain
Spain: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region was 10.61 million Number in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10.61 million Number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 30 countries
All-time high
10.61 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
10.32 million Number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Spain, 2019–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.61 million Number for pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
That places Spain 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Spain, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.32 million Number | — |
| 2021 | 10.46 million Number | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.49 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.55 million Number | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.61 million Number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.32 million Number | 10.32 million Number | 10.32 million Number | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.53 million Number | 10.46 million Number | 10.61 million Number | 4 |
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More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in Spain?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in Spain was 10.61 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 million Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 million Number in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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