Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain
Spain: Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female was 29.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Spain recorded 29.0% for illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain peaked at 58.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.0% | — |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 43.0% | 58.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 32.0% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain?
- Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Spain was 29.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release