ES · 2021 · educ_uoe_enrt03

Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education

Spain, 2021

Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education
2,261,063
Spain, 2021
▲ 5.4% vs 2020 (2,145,333)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education increased by 5.4% compared to 2020, reaching 2,261,063.

Spain accounts for 12.2% of the EU-27 total of 18,529,195.

Spain ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.9% (from 1,968,702 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enrt03, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
12.2%
EU-27: 18,529,195
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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