How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Spain?

7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Spain: Literacy rate, adult male

Central Europe and the Baltics

99.5%

in 2024

Spain

99.8%

in 2021

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

3rd

Spain rank

4th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 99.8% against 99.5% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 4th of 39 groups.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	99.2%	98.0%	1.1%	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	99.5%	98.8%	0.7%	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	99.5%	99.4%	0.1%	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Central Europe and the Baltics or Spain?: Spain, at 99.8% against 99.5% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2021.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Central Europe and the Baltics and Spain?: 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Spain?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Spain rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 4th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of males ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.