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Literacy rate (%) in population aged 15+ years

Indicator full name: Literacy rate (%) in population aged 15+ years, by sex

Unit: %

Dimensions:

  • Country/Area (COUNTRY/AREA)
  • Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
  • Sex (SEX)
  • Year of measure (YEAR)

Years data is available: 1970—2021

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Last updated: 04 October 2023

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Data set notes
European Health for All database

Indicators: 618
Updated: 04 October 2023

The following abbreviations are used in the indicator titles:
•    SDR: age-standardized death rates (see HFA-DB user manual/Technical notes, page 13, for details)
•    FTE: full-time equivalent
•    PP: physical persons
•    PPP$: purchasing power parities expressed in US $, an internationally comparable scale reflecting the relative domestic purchasing powers of currencies.

Indicator notes
Literacy rate (%) in population aged 15+ years
Indicator code: E150201.T

The percentage of people aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement related to their life.

Data source: UNDP and UNESCO_
Country/Area notes
Spain
Literacy rates refer to the population aged 16 years and more.