Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain
Spain: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 1981.
Spain ranks 3rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 92.0% | — |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 5 Qatar 99.8% compare
- 6 Georgia 99.8% compare
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Spain was 99.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release