Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Spain
Spain: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 99.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Spain, 1475–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.7 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Spain peaked at 99.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1475.
That places Spain 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1470s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1550s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1650s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1750s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 1 |
| 1910s | 47.8 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 1 |
| 1920s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 1940s | 76.8 | 76.8 | 76.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.81 | 92.81 | 92.81 | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.49 | 96.49 | 96.49 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.65 | 97.17 | 97.94 | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.05 | 97.75 | 98.44 | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.15 | 98.59 | 99.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Spain?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Spain was 99.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1475.
- How does Spain rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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