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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adult literacy rate (% of people aged 15 and above), 2004 to 2021
Period PortugalSpain
2021 – 99.7%
2020 – 98.6%
2018 – 98.4%
2016 – 98.3%
2015 – 98.1%
2014 – 98.1%
2013 – 98.1%
2012 – 97.9%
2011 94.5% 97.8%
2010 – 97.8%
2009 – 97.7%
2008 – 97.6%
2007 – 97.9%
2006 – 97.8%
2005 – 97.8%
2004 – 97.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics