Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Spain

Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 414,386 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
414,386 number
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
15th
of 143 countries
All-time high
414,386 number
in 2018
All-time low
87,541 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Spain, 1998–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820181998: 87.5k number1999: 119.7k number2000: 159.6k number2001: 199.4k number2002: 225.3k number2003: 248.0k number2004: 255.5k number2005: 248.1k number2006: 240.1k number2007: 235.8k number2008: 240.3k number2009: 251.5k number2010: 278.8k number2011: 304.0k number2012: 321.4k number2013: 346.4k number2014: 366.0k number2015: 372.4k number2016: 368.6k number2017: 392.5k number2018: 414.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Spain recorded 414,386 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Spain peaked at 414,386 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87,541 number, in 1998.

Spain ranks 15th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103,597 number 87,541 number 119,653 number 2
2000s 230,359 number 159,569 number 255,488 number 10
2010s 351,599 number 278,792 number 414,386 number 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 12 Venezuela 509,857 number compare
  2. 13 France 505,057 number compare
  3. 14 Vietnam 449,558 number compare
  4. 16 Malaysia 398,615 number compare
  5. 17 Ukraine 383,710 number compare
  6. 18 South Africa 361,511 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Spain?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Spain was 414,386 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 414,386 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 87,541 number in 1998.
How does Spain rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Spain ranks 15th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).