School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.25 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Spain, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 2.25 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Spain peaked at 3.34 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million number, in 2018.
Spain ranks 51st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 million number | 2.59 million number | 3.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 million number | 3.10 million number | 3.28 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million number | 3.25 million number | 3.34 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million number | 2.52 million number | 3.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.48 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Spain?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Spain was 2.25 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million number in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.