Spain

Literacy Rate

98.25
percent
Dec 81Dec 91Dec 04Dec 07Dec 09Dec 10Dec 11Dec 12Dec 14Dec 15Dec 160.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Spain
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

33
Cyprus98.68
34
Grenada98.6
35
Macedonia98.36
36
Bulgaria98.35
37
Spain98.25
38
Jordan98.23
39
Albania98.14
41
Greece97.94
42
Costa Rica97.86

Europe Ranking

15
Romania98.84
16
Poland98.74
17
Cyprus98.68
18
Macedonia98.36
19
Bulgaria98.35
20
Spain98.25
21
Albania98.14
22
Greece97.94
24
Portugal96.14
25
Malta94.5

News

Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

Related Indicators

Maxinomics LogoThe World's Economic Atlas

TYPE TO BEGIN SEARCHING