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
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Spain, 1998–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Spain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.