Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Spain
Spain: Students going abroad by level of education and destination was 16,829 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
16,829
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
10th
of 45 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 45 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Students going abroad by level of education and destination 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% |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (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 45 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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