Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain
Spain: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 1 LPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain is 1 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain peaked at 1 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.99 LPIA, in 2004.
Spain ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.99 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.995 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Spain was 1 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release