School age population, primary education, female in Spain
Spain: School age population, primary education, female was 1.41 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Spain is 1.41 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Spain peaked at 1.61 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 1995.
That places Spain 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 1.59 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.41 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Spain?
- School age population, primary education, female in Spain was 1.41 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.