Spain vs Tonga: Literate and illiterate world population

Spain

0.3%

in 2021

Tonga

0.5%

in 2023

Spain rank

124th

Tonga rank

122nd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Tonga currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

Globally, Spain ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 122nd of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.