Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Spain
Spain: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, 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 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% |
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
- 49 Chile 253,918 number compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 229,014 number compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 223,768 number compare
- 53 El Salvador 188,685 number compare
- 54 Argentina 170,377 number compare
- 55 Paraguay 136,674 number compare
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.78 % 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.