Youth literacy in Spain
In Spain, 99.7% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1981.
Spain, 2021
99.7%
Change from 2020
+0.1percentage points
Youth literacy in Spain over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 99.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% |
| 2018 | 99.7% |
| 2016 | 99.6% |
| 2015 | 99.7% |
| 2014 | 99.7% |
| 2013 | 99.7% |
| 2012 | 99.7% |
| 2011 | 99.7% |
| 2010 | 99.6% |
| 2009 | 99.6% |
| 2008 | 99.6% |
| 2007 | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 99.6% |
| 2005 | 99.5% |
| 2004 | 99.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 99.6% in 2020.
- Since 2009, when it was 99.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
12.8%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT