School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain

Spain: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 884,209 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
884,209 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.81 million number
in 1998
All-time low
884,209 number
in 2020
Years of data
13
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200920201998: 1.8M number1999: 1.7M number2000: 1.6M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.5M number2013: 918.3k number2014: 909.0k number2015: 901.5k number2016: 897.9k number2017: 896.5k number2018: 893.5k number2019: 888.9k number2020: 884.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain is 884,209 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain peaked at 1.81 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 884,209 number, in 2020.

Spain ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Spain, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 1.81 million number
1999 1.73 million number -4.7%
2000 1.65 million number -4.6%
2001 1.58 million number -4.2%
2002 1.53 million number -3.0%
2013 918,327 number -40.0%
2014 909,000 number -1.0%
2015 901,506 number -0.8%
2016 897,864 number -0.4%
2017 896,506 number -0.2%
2018 893,504 number -0.3%
2019 888,878 number -0.5%
2020 884,209 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.77 million number 1.73 million number 1.81 million number 2
2000s 1.58 million number 1.53 million number 1.65 million number 3
2010s 900,798 number 888,878 number 918,327 number 7
2020s 884,209 number 884,209 number 884,209 number 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 31 Cameroon 985,004 number compare
  2. 32 Thailand 979,796 number compare
  3. 33 Zimbabwe 927,379 number compare
  4. 35 Haiti 860,125 number compare
  5. 36 Canada 858,075 number compare
  6. 37 United Kingdom 821,083 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain was 884,209 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 884,209 number in 2020.
How does Spain rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Spain ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.