Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Spain
Spain: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 98.71 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Spain, 2004–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 98.71 % for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Spain peaked at 98.71 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.63 %, in 2004.
That places Spain 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.63 % | — |
| 2005 | 98.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.24 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.57 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.71 % | +0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 98.71 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.81 %, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Spain's 98.71 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.87 %, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98 % | 97.63 % | 98.23 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.23 % | 97.95 % | 98.57 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.71 % | 98.71 % | 98.71 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Spain?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Spain was 98.71 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.71 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.63 % in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.