School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Spain
Spain: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.33 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.68 million number
in 1990
All-time low
903,503 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 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% |
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
- 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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.