School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Spain
Spain: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 681,557 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Spain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 681,557 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Spain peaked at 1.37 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 465,365 number, in 2012.
Spain ranks 50th 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, male (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.09 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.28 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.32 million number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.34 million number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.37 million number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.37 million number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.37 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.35 million number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million number | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 574,727 number | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 548,267 number | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 527,647 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 513,631 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 501,304 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 488,040 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 475,743 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 467,110 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 467,885 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 469,794 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 471,310 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 471,358 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 469,395 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 465,365 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 690,847 number | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 687,839 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 684,981 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 681,971 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 678,716 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 675,049 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 674,361 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 681,557 number | +1.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 681,557 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 10.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 681,557 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105,588 number, 6.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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% | 1.14 million number | 574,727 number |
| 2013 | +48.5% | 465,365 number | 690,847 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 574,727 number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 493,073 number | 467,110 number | 548,267 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,988 number | 465,365 number | 690,847 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,557 number | 681,557 number | 681,557 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 47 Mozambique 718,113 number compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 687,065 number compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 682,024 number compare
- 51 Sri Lanka 678,611 number compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 664,650 number compare
- 53 Mali 654,922 number compare
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, male in Spain?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Spain was 681,557 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,365 number in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.