Adult Literacy Rate in Spain
Spain: Adult Literacy Rate was 99.7 in 2021. β² Rising
Adult Literacy Rate in Spain, 1981β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.7 for adult literacy rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Spain peaked at 99.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.81, in 1981.
Spain ranks 5th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 2 Armenia 99.84 compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 99.8 compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 99.78 compare
- 5 Tajikistan 99.7 compare
- 7 Georgia 99.68 compare
- 8 Tonga 99.48 compare
More gender data for Spain
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Spain?
- Adult literacy rate in Spain was 99.7 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.81 in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for adult literacy rate?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.