School age population, early childhood educational development in Spain
Spain: School age population, early childhood educational development was 490,837 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Spain recorded 490,837 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Spain peaked at 682,134 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 490,837, in 2024.
That places Spain 26th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 623,446 | 575,263 | 682,134 | 7 |
| 2020s | 514,897 | 490,837 | 552,344 | 5 |
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More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Spain?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Spain was 490,837 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 682,134 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,837 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release