Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain
Spain: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.95 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
18
1981–2021
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.95 GPIA, in 1981.
Spain ranks 16th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.95 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.98 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 14 Venezuela 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Chile 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Spain was 1 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release