Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Spain
Spain: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 10.09 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Spain, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.09 million for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Spain peaked at 10.09 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.66 million, in 2003.
That places Spain 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 million | 9.03 million | 9.21 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.97 million | 8.66 million | 9.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 million | 9.70 million | 10.09 million | 3 |
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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 students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Spain?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Spain was 10.09 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 million in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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