School age population, early childhood education, female in Spain

Spain: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.19 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.19 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.45 million number
in 2013
All-time low
556,375 number
in 2001
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Spain, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 564.4k number1999: 563.3k number2000: 557.5k number2001: 556.4k number2002: 556.9k number2003: 558.8k number2004: 563.8k number2005: 577.6k number2006: 593.1k number2007: 616.6k number2008: 639.3k number2009: 659.1k number2010: 672.0k number2011: 681.2k number2012: 704.8k number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.2M number2020: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Spain is 1.19 million number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Spain peaked at 1.45 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 556,375 number, in 2001.

That places Spain 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Spain, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 564,408 number —
1999 563,261 number -0.2%
2000 557,461 number -1.0%
2001 556,375 number -0.2%
2002 556,855 number +0.1%
2003 558,782 number +0.3%
2004 563,814 number +0.9%
2005 577,642 number +2.5%
2006 593,125 number +2.7%
2007 616,617 number +4.0%
2008 639,256 number +3.7%
2009 659,060 number +3.1%
2010 671,967 number +2.0%
2011 681,211 number +1.4%
2012 704,826 number +3.5%
2013 1.45 million number +106.1%
2014 1.41 million number -2.6%
2015 1.37 million number -3.2%
2016 1.33 million number -3.0%
2017 1.26 million number -5.0%
2018 1.22 million number -3.1%
2019 1.20 million number -1.7%
2020 1.19 million number -1.3%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1.19 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 107,171 number, 11.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1.19 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,681 number, 7.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood education, female in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +106.1% 704,826 number 1.45 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 563,834 number 563,261 number 564,408 number 2
2000s 587,899 number 556,375 number 659,060 number 10
2010s 1.13 million number 671,967 number 1.45 million number 10
2020s 1.19 million number 1.19 million number 1.19 million number 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 33 Venezuela 1.30 million number compare
  2. 34 Ukraine 1.22 million number compare
  3. 35 Saudi Arabia 1.19 million number compare
  4. 37 Niger 1.18 million number compare
  5. 38 Sudan 1.18 million number compare
  6. 39 France 1.16 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Spain?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Spain was 1.19 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 556,375 number in 2001.
How does Spain rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Spain ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/