Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Spain
Spain: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 10.09 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Spain, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, age and sex in Spain is 10.09 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Spain peaked at 10.09 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.66 million, in 2003.
Spain ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, 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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Spain?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Spain was 10.09 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 million in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex 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 ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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