School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.46 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.46 million number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.00 million number
in 1987
All-time low
963,572 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain is 1.46 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain peaked at 2.00 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 963,572 number, in 1998.
That places Spain 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.79 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.84 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.90 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.92 million number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.95 million number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.98 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.97 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.97 million number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.97 million number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.98 million number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.99 million number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.99 million number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.97 million number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.94 million number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.87 million number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million number | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million number | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.61 million number | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million number | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 999,562 number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 963,572 number | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million number | +101.4% |
| 2000 | 1.88 million number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.78 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.92 million number | 1.79 million number | 1.98 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 million number | 963,572 number | 1.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million number | 1.72 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Spain was 1.46 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 963,572 number in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.