Population (million): 49.1 (2025)
Area (km2): 506030
Official language: Spanish; co-official in some regions: Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque, Aranese
Currency: euro (since 1 January 1999)
Dialling code: +34
Internet users (million): 35.9 (2025)
Number of students: 2,444,285 (2024)
Students as % of population aged 20-24: 39.5 (2024)
Women among students (%): 55.0 (2024)
Students - bachelor's level: 1,292,155 (2024)
Students - master's level: 433,798 (2024)
Students - doctoral level: 99,422 (2024)
Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): on average €11.95–19.29 per ECTS credit at public universities, depending on the region (2024/25); non-EU students without Spanish residence often pay more, e.g. €113.71–136.44 per credit at UC3M (2026/27)
Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): on average €15.76–30.04 per ECTS credit at public universities, depending on the programme (2024/25); higher prices for non-EU students without Spanish residence at many universities (2026/27)
Public universities charge per ECTS credit – on average €11.95–19.29 in 2024/25, depending on the region, and EU citizens pay the same as Spaniards; many charge non-EU students without Spanish residence more. Spain has 91 universities, 50 of them public, and over 800 programmes taught fully or partly in English. Find out how UNEDasiss accreditation works, what a month in Madrid costs and how much you can work.
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