School age population, lower secondary education, female in Spain
Spain: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 704,629 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
704,629 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
975,713 number
in 1987
All-time low
468,529 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 704,629 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Spain peaked at 975,713 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 468,529 number, in 1998.
Spain ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 876,755 number | — |
| 1971 | 899,255 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 915,688 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 928,545 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 940,284 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 951,790 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 960,662 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 964,022 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 963,905 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 961,262 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 957,503 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 955,170 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 957,705 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 963,790 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 969,747 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 973,259 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 974,516 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 975,713 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 973,368 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 968,492 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 960,496 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 944,233 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 911,705 number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 871,306 number | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 828,092 number | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 785,793 number | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 509,908 number | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 486,519 number | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 468,529 number | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 943,211 number | +101.3% |
| 2000 | 911,196 number | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 883,903 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 863,071 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 847,774 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 839,260 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 837,320 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 839,315 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 843,902 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 845,908 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 848,389 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 854,385 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 864,205 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 866,902 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 648,273 number | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 644,523 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 639,597 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 636,031 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 642,181 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 658,279 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 680,397 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 704,629 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 936,217 number | 876,755 number | 964,022 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 966,926 number | 955,170 number | 975,713 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 770,979 number | 468,529 number | 960,496 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 856,004 number | 837,320 number | 911,196 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 713,477 number | 636,031 number | 866,902 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 704,629 number | 704,629 number | 704,629 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Spain?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Spain was 704,629 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 975,713 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,529 number in 1998.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.