School age population, upper secondary education, male in Spain
Spain: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 681,557 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
681,557 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.37 million number
in 1990
All-time low
465,365 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 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% |
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
- 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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.