School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Spain
Spain: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 644,352 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Spain is 644,352 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Spain peaked at 1.31 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 438,138 number, in 2012.
That places Spain 52nd 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.23 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.27 million number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.29 million number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.29 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.28 million number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.28 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.30 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.09 million number | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 544,837 number | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 518,335 number | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 497,342 number | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 484,402 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 472,825 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 460,030 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 447,995 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 439,766 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 441,014 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 442,704 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 443,097 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 441,726 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 439,453 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 438,138 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 654,907 number | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 654,264 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 652,000 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 647,777 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 644,625 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 640,584 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 638,978 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 644,352 number | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 644,352 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 10.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 644,352 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +49.5% | 438,138 number | 654,907 number |
| 1999 | -49.8% | 1.09 million number | 544,837 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 544,837 number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 464,751 number | 439,766 number | 518,335 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 585,245 number | 438,138 number | 654,907 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 644,352 number | 644,352 number | 644,352 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, female in Spain?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Spain was 644,352 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 438,138 number in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.