School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain
Spain: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 263,703 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
263,703 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
51st
of 204 countries
All-time high
343,097 number
in 1984
All-time low
213,058 number
in 2003
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain is 263,703 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain peaked at 343,097 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 213,058 number, in 2003.
That places Spain 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 319,189 number | — |
| 1971 | 323,240 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 327,100 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 331,127 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 334,439 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 336,071 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 335,902 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 335,778 number | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 335,307 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 335,050 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 336,559 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 339,962 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 341,684 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 342,645 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 343,097 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 342,958 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 341,994 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 340,303 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 337,417 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 331,934 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 321,128 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 304,862 number | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 289,556 number | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 274,543 number | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 260,325 number | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 249,000 number | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 249,920 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 241,952 number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 233,832 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 225,985 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 219,629 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 215,605 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 213,792 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 213,058 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 213,765 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 214,677 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 213,912 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 213,999 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 216,062 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 219,585 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 223,275 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 225,862 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 225,838 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 225,779 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 224,840 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 225,587 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 231,569 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 241,226 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 249,550 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 258,037 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 263,703 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331,320 number | 319,189 number | 336,071 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,855 number | 331,934 number | 343,097 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,110 number | 225,985 number | 321,128 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 215,408 number | 213,058 number | 219,629 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,156 number | 223,275 number | 258,037 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,703 number | 263,703 number | 263,703 number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, male in Spain?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Spain was 263,703 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 343,097 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,058 number in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.