School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.78 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.78 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
4.67 million number
in 1988
All-time low
2.63 million number
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain is 2.78 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain peaked at 4.67 million number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million number, in 2006.
That places Spain 51st out of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.94 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.24 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4.33 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.48 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.56 million number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.59 million number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.62 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.61 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.61 million number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.62 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.66 million number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.67 million number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.66 million number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.65 million number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.61 million number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.53 million number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.43 million number | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.31 million number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.16 million number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.50 million number | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.34 million number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.19 million number | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.06 million number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.94 million number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.85 million number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.72 million number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.68 million number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.65 million number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.63 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.66 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.69 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.68 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.65 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.64 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.64 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.67 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.78 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.33 million number | 3.94 million number | 4.59 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.63 million number | 4.61 million number | 4.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 million number | 3.06 million number | 4.65 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million number | 2.63 million number | 2.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million number | 2.64 million number | 2.72 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million number | 2.78 million number | 2.78 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Spain was 2.78 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million number in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.