Youth/adult literacy rate in Spain
Spain: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2021
All-time low
99.5%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2021
Youth/adult literacy rate in Spain, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Spain is 99.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Spain peaked at 99.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2005.
Spain ranks 8th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.6% | — |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Spain?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Spain was 99.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 57 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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