Spain vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Spain
99.6%
in 2021
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
99.2%
in 2024
Spain rank
8th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
11th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Spain
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
Spain currently reports 99.6% against 99.2% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 8th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 11th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 92.4% | 2.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 96.7% | 1.7% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 98.2% | 1.8% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 99.0% | 0.4% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Spain or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Spain, at 99.6% against 99.2% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Spain and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Spain and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Spain ranks 8th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 11th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release