School age population, tertiary education, female in Spain

Spain: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.10 million number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
1.10 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.63 million number
in 1995
All-time low
1.10 million number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in Spain, 1970–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Spain stood at 1.10 million number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Spain peaked at 1.63 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 2018.

That places Spain 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.35 million number 1.28 million number 1.49 million number 10
1980s 1.58 million number 1.52 million number 1.60 million number 10
1990s 1.62 million number 1.58 million number 1.63 million number 10
2000s 1.35 million number 1.22 million number 1.54 million number 10
2010s 1.14 million number 1.10 million number 1.20 million number 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 48 Cameroon 1.16 million number compare
  2. 49 Canada 1.13 million number compare
  3. 50 Saudi Arabia 1.12 million number compare
  4. 52 Poland 1.07 million number compare
  5. 53 North Korea 957,994 number compare
  6. 54 Niger 931,786 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places β†’

More education data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Spain?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Spain was 1.10 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2018.
How does Spain rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Spain ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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