What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Dominican Republic and Spain?

20,569 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?

9 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Spain: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Dominican Republic

229,014 number

in 2016

Spain

208,445 number

in 2018

Dominican Republic rank

50th

Spain rank

52nd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

Dominican Republic
Spain

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 229,014 number against 208,445 number in Spain, a difference of 20,569 number.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Spain ranks 52nd of 87 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	455,249 number	559,808 number	104,559 number	Spain
2000s	373,992 number	260,280 number	113,712 number	Dominican Republic
2010s	317,135 number	257,433 number	59,702 number	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Dominican Republic or Spain?: Dominican Republic, at 229,014 number against 208,445 number in Spain as of 2016.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Dominican Republic and Spain?: 20,569 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Spain ranks 52nd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.