Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain
Spain: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 1981
All-time low
1 index
in 1981
Years of data
18
1981–2021
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain is 1 index, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1981.
That places Spain 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 index | — |
| 1991 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
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- 22 Myanmar 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Mexico 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Spain was 1 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy levels among young people, 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.