Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain
Spain: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 5.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain is 5.99 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain peaked at 5.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.58 million, in 2013.
That places Spain 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.58 million | — |
| 2014 | 5.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.95 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.99 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.76 million | 5.58 million | 5.94 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.98 million | 5.95 million | 5.99 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 by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Spain was 5.99 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 million in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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