Enrolment numbers in private universities Spain 2008/09 to 2023/24, by degree type

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Catalina Espinosa,
Jan 22, 2025

As of the school year 2008/2009 the number of students enrolled in Grado degrees at private universities in Spain was roughly 9,600, and it has increased greatly due to the implementation of the Bologna Process in the European higher educational systems. In 2023/2024 there were nearly 301,000 students in Grado degrees.

Number of students enrolled at private universities in Spain from the school year 2008/2009 to 2023/2024, by degree type**

CharacteristicGrado1er and 2º cicloMaster's degree
2023/24* 300,994 - 145,306
2022/23 278,984 0 138,233
2021/22 254,858 0 123,097
2020/21 237,027 0 107,580
2019/20 217,204 0 97,780
2018/19 205,226 0 81,201
2017/18 196,600 0 75,930
2016/17 184,944 1,845 65,251
2015/16 174,357 4,118 55,634
2014/15 160,705 4,071 42,217
2013/14 158,186 19,499 36,827
2012/13 138,373 35,952 29,514
2011/12 113,954 60,035 27,273
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of studentsGrado1er and 2º cicloMaster's degree2008/092009/102010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24*
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June 2024

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Spain

Survey time period

2008 to 2024

Supplementary notes

* Provisional data

** In Spain after the university access tests, students could choose between two types of degrees: 1er Ciclo (3 years long) or 2° Ciclo (5 years long) After the Bologna Agreements "Grado" became the new degree. It normally takes 4 years to complete with a few exceptions. Once the Grado is been completed students can enroll in master's degree.

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