Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Spain

Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 216,462 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
216,462 number
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
13th
of 140 countries
All-time high
216,462 number
in 2018
All-time low
44,327 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820181998: 44.3k number1999: 60.2k number2000: 79.7k number2001: 101.8k number2002: 112.4k number2003: 122.9k number2004: 125.6k number2005: 121.7k number2006: 117.0k number2007: 113.9k number2008: 115.6k number2009: 120.7k number2010: 135.3k number2011: 148.8k number2012: 159.3k number2013: 174.5k number2014: 188.5k number2015: 193.0k number2016: 191.5k number2017: 205.2k number2018: 216.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Spain stood at 216,462 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Spain peaked at 216,462 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44,327 number, in 1998.

Spain ranks 13th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Spain, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 44,327 number
1999 60,240 number +35.9%
2000 79,743 number +32.4%
2001 101,758 number +27.6%
2002 112,407 number +10.5%
2003 122,855 number +9.3%
2004 125,552 number +2.2%
2005 121,736 number -3.0%
2006 116,997 number -3.9%
2007 113,914 number -2.6%
2008 115,578 number +1.5%
2009 120,652 number +4.4%
2010 135,309 number +12.1%
2011 148,825 number +10.0%
2012 159,279 number +7.0%
2013 174,489 number +9.5%
2014 188,471 number +8.0%
2015 192,952 number +2.4%
2016 191,549 number -0.7%
2017 205,238 number +7.1%
2018 216,462 number +5.5%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 216,462 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,993 number, 36.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 216,462 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,418 number, 29.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52,284 number 44,327 number 60,240 number 2
2000s 113,119 number 79,743 number 125,552 number 10
2010s 179,175 number 135,309 number 216,462 number 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 10 Japan 290,820 number compare
  2. 11 France 263,471 number compare
  3. 12 Argentina 238,362 number compare
  4. 14 Ukraine 203,355 number compare
  5. 15 Malaysia 194,966 number compare
  6. 16 Thailand 193,324 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Spain?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Spain was 216,462 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 216,462 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 44,327 number in 1998.
How does Spain rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Spain ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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