School age population, early … age male educational development in Spain
Spain: School age population, early … age male educational development was 519,960 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Spain stood at 519,960. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Spain peaked at 725,764 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 519,960, in 2024.
Spain ranks 25th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 725,764 | — |
| 2014 | 693,315 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 670,368 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 654,463 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 647,923 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 632,897 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 608,963 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 584,833 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 554,633 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 536,457 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 526,875 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 519,960 | -1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 519,960 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 7.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Spain's 519,960 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,743, 6.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 661,956 | 608,963 | 725,764 | 7 |
| 2020s | 544,552 | 519,960 | 584,833 | 5 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Spain?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Spain was 519,960 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 725,764 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 519,960 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 104 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 25.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release