Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain
Spain: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 99.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain is 99.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 8th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 88.4% | — |
| 1991 | 94.3% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 93.8% | 95.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.6% | 97.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.5% | 99.6% | 2 |
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More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Spain was 99.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release