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Spain: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

112,474count · 2018-21.1% since 2007

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Annual figures for Spain from 1981 to 2018.

19812018

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2018112,474
2016120,240
2015125,424
2014131,963
2013129,796
2012139,260
2011152,440
2010148,895
2009161,680
2008159,173
2007142,545
2006146,233
2005149,657
2004189,706
1991125,766
1981202,166

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-elderly-illiterate-population-65-years-male (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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