Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain
Spain: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 68.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 68.5% for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain peaked at 71.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
That places Spain 9th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.4% | — |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +429.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +38.6% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +2.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 68.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.9%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Spain's 68.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +429.2% | 2.4% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 2.4% | 40.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 41.7% | 64.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.6% | 71.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 Iceland 73.2% compare
- 7 Switzerland 71.0% compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 68.9% compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.7% compare
- 10 Portugal 65.7% compare
- 12 Austria 63.9% compare
- 12 Sweden 63.9% compare
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 proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Spain was 68.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release