School age population, primary education, male in Spain

Spain: School age population, primary education, male was 1.50 million number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
1.50 million number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.71 million number
in 1982
All-time low
1.16 million number
in 1995
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Spain, 1970–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Spain is 1.50 million number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Spain peaked at 1.71 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million number, in 1995.

That places Spain 50th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.67 million number 1.63 million number 1.69 million number 10
1980s 1.67 million number 1.53 million number 1.71 million number 10
1990s 1.30 million number 1.16 million number 1.46 million number 10
2000s 1.25 million number 1.24 million number 1.32 million number 10
2010s 1.45 million number 1.34 million number 1.54 million number 10
2020s 1.50 million number 1.50 million number 1.50 million number 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 47 Peru 1.58 million number compare
  2. 48 Germany 1.54 million number compare
  3. 49 Malaysia 1.53 million number compare
  4. 51 Zimbabwe 1.48 million number compare
  5. 52 Italy 1.42 million number compare
  6. 53 Chad 1.42 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

More education data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Spain?
School age population, primary education, male in Spain was 1.50 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 1995.
How does Spain rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Spain ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.