Spain's secondary education, pupils was 3.71 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.83% from 3.29 million in 2014 (1.21% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.71 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3.42 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.29 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 4.86 million | 1993 |
| Lowest | 2.24 million | 1972 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.49 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 2.31 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Spain's secondary education, pupils rose 1.3% on 2023 (from 3.66 million to 3.71 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.6% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.2% in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 49,654 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Spain had the 12th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3.71 million | 2024 |
| World | 651.68 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 83.79 million | 2024 |
| High income | 106.52 million | 2024 |
Closest to Spain in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 54 values
| Year | Secondary education, pupils |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,710,315 |
| 2023 | 3,663,347 |
| 2022 | 3,636,851 |
| 2021 | 3,607,350 |
| 2020 | 3,472,600 |
| 2019 | 3,421,868 |
| 2018 | 3,371,069 |
| 2017 | 3,332,678 |
| 2016 | 3,329,389 |
| 2015 | 3,313,127 |
| 2014 |
Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies
More education data for Spain
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 2.83 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.02 (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.03 (2020)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 47.01% (2024)
- Primary education, pupils (% female)
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Questions people ask
- What is Spain's secondary education, pupils?
- 3.71 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 60.39% from 2.31 million in 1971 (0.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.86 million in 1993 and the lowest 2.24 million in 1972.
- How does Spain rank?
- 12th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Spain?
- In 2024, Spain's secondary education, pupils rose 1.3% on 2023 (from 3.66 million to 3.71 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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