School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Spain
Spain: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain stood at 1.33 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain peaked at 2.68 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 903,503 number, in 2012.
Spain ranks 52nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 2.35 million number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.51 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.55 million number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.59 million number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.62 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.65 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.64 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.63 million number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.62 million number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.63 million number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.64 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.65 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.67 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.68 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.66 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.65 million number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.61 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.55 million number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.45 million number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.34 million number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million number | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 998,033 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 974,129 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 948,070 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 923,738 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 906,876 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 908,899 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 912,498 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 914,407 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 913,084 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 908,848 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 903,503 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million number | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million number | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.33 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,810 number, 10.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.33 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 206,560 number, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -49.8% | 2.23 million number | 1.12 million number |
| 2013 | +48.9% | 903,503 number | 1.35 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.41 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.62 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 million number | 2.62 million number | 2.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million number | 1.12 million number | 2.68 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 957,824 number | 906,876 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million number | 903,503 number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 903,503 number in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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, upper secondary 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.