Language training: students enrolled in Spain

Number of students enrolled in language schools in Spain from the school year 2005/2006 to 2023/2024

Characteristic	Number of students
2023/24	331,551
2022/23	330,965
2021/22	325,328
2020/21	330,986
2019/20	378,724
2018/19	385,413
2017/18	396,604
2016/17	433,982
2015/16	454,642
2014/15	490,074
2013/14	504,239
2012/13	494,684
2011/12	470,607
2010/11	449,495
2009/10	423,808
2008/09	387,760
2007/08	370,473
2006/07	374,039
2005/06	366,280

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March 2026

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Spain

Survey time period

2005/06 to 2023/24

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Values prior to 2020/21 were extracted from .

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The number of enrollments in language schools in Spain reveals that Spaniards are well aware of the importance of foreign languages in modern times. During the 2023/24 academic year, almost 331,551 people were registered at the Spanish language schools to add a new language to their curricula.

In a globalized world, languages are taking a much more important role in the job market. The most studied and spoken languages in the world include English, Mandarin, Hindi or Spanish.

The importance of language knowledge in the job market

Enrollment numbers at language schools come as no surprise, considering that foreign languages have become a vital asset for job seekers in recent years. English, the most used language for international affairs, unsurprisingly ranked first on the list of most valued languages on the Spanish job market, with approximately 71.35 percent of job openings that valued the language.

Languages in the Spanish multimedia scene

Most of the best selling albums Spain during 2022 were recorded in the country’s main language Spanish, with 38 albums in the top 50. As for videogames, 96 percent of the games produced in the country had English as a language option. Spanish was the second most used language, being present in 91 percent of productions.