Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Spain
Spain: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) was 208,445 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Spain, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 208,445 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Spain peaked at 559,808 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 208,445 number, in 2018.
Spain ranks 52nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 559,808 number | — |
| 1991 | 301,469 number | -46.1% |
| 2004 | 337,241 number | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 255,650 number | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 270,129 number | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 260,280 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 308,262 number | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 299,786 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 289,296 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 287,281 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 272,770 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 243,868 number | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 246,122 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 237,575 number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 225,119 number | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 208,445 number | -7.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 208,445 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,072 number, 3.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Spain's 208,445 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,190 number, 14.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -46.1% | 559,808 number | 301,469 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 559,808 number | 559,808 number | 559,808 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 301,469 number | 301,469 number | 301,469 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 288,558 number | 255,650 number | 337,241 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 251,310 number | 208,445 number | 289,296 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Spain?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Spain was 208,445 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 559,808 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,445 number in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.