Spain Literacy Rate 1981-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Spain literacy rate for 2020 was 98.59%, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
- Spain literacy rate for 2018 was 98.44%, a 0.19% increase from 2016.
- Spain literacy rate for 2016 was 98.25%, a 0.11% increase from 2015.
- Spain literacy rate for 2015 was 98.14%, a 0.05% increase from 2014.
| Spain Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
98.59% |
0.16% |
| 2018 |
98.44% |
0.19% |
| 2016 |
98.25% |
0.11% |
| 2015 |
98.14% |
0.05% |
| 2014 |
98.09% |
0.01% |
| 2013 |
98.08% |
0.18% |
| 2012 |
97.89% |
0.11% |
| 2011 |
97.78% |
0.03% |
| 2010 |
97.75% |
0.07% |
| 2009 |
97.68% |
0.05% |
| 2008 |
97.63% |
-0.31% |
| 2007 |
97.94% |
0.19% |
| 2006 |
97.75% |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
97.75% |
0.59% |
| 2004 |
97.17% |
0.67% |
| 1991 |
96.50% |
3.69% |
| 1981 |
92.81% |
3.69% |
