School-age population (upper secondary level) in Spain
Spain: School-age population (upper secondary level) was 1.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School-age population in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school-age population in Spain is 1.59 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Spain peaked at 1.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 855,071, in 2012.
Spain ranks 15th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School-age population (upper secondary level) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 million | — |
| 2001 | 991,157 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 959,289 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 935,593 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 917,945 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 910,928 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 909,419 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 905,331 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 905,604 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 912,431 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 903,577 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 874,197 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 855,071 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.59 million | +3.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.59 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 213,540, 7.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.59 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242,738, 6.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School-age population (upper secondary level) 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 | +49.8% | 855,071 | 1.28 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 938,671 | 905,331 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 855,071 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.44 million | 1.59 million | 5 |
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 in Spain?
- School-age population in Spain was 1.59 million in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 855,071 in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for school-age population?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (upper secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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