School age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.91 million number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain is 2.91 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain peaked at 3.32 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million number, in 1995.
Spain ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.25 million number | 3.19 million number | 3.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 million number | 2.98 million number | 3.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.84 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million number | 2.40 million number | 2.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 million number | 2.62 million number | 2.98 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million number | 2.91 million number | 2.91 million 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Spain was 2.91 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million number in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.