Students going abroad by level of education … 2005-2012 in Spain
Spain: Students going abroad by level of education … 2005-2012 was 16,829 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
16,829
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
10th
of 46 countries
All-time high
16,829
in 2012
All-time low
10,232
in 2008
Years of data
5
2008–2012
Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Spain, 2008–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 16,829 for students going abroad by level of education and destination in 2012. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 64.5% over five years.
That places Spain 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Students going abroad by level of education … 2005-2012 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,232 | — |
| 2009 | 10,758 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 11,723 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 13,822 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 16,829 | +21.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16,829 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,004, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16,829 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,256, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,495 | 10,232 | 10,758 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,125 | 11,723 | 16,829 | 3 |
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 students going abroad by level of education and destination in Spain?
- Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Spain was 16,829 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students going abroad by level of education and destination recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,829 in 2012.
- What is the lowest students going abroad by level of education and destination recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,232 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for students going abroad by level of education and destination?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students going abroad by level of education and destination (2005-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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