Philippines vs Spain
Philippines vs Spain: Adult literacy
Adult literacy: 98.5% in Philippines in 2020 and 99.7% in Spain in 2021, by UNESCO estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in Philippines.
% of adults · UNESCO
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Philippines.
- The world as a whole: 87% in 2020.
Every year
% of adults · UNESCO
| Year | Philippines | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | – | 87.7 |
| 2023 | – | – | 87.6 |
| 2022 | – | – | 87.4 |
| 2021 | – | 99.7 | 87.2 |
| 2020 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 87 |
| 2019 | 96.3 | – | 86.8 |
| 2018 | – | 98.4 | 86.8 |
| 2017 | – | – | 86.5 |
| 2016 | – | 98.3 | 86.3 |
| 2015 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 86 |
| 2014 | – | 98.1 | 85.6 |
| 2013 | 96.4 | 98.1 | 85.2 |
| 2012 | – | 97.9 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | – | 97.8 | 84.7 |
| 2010 | 97.1 | 97.8 | 84.4 |
| 2009 | – | 97.7 | 83.8 |
| 2008 | 95.4 | 97.6 | 83.5 |
| 2007 | – | 97.9 | 83.1 |
| 2006 | – | 97.8 | 82.5 |
| 2005 | – | 97.8 | 82.6 |
| 2004 | – | 97.2 | 82.6 |
| 2003 | 92.6 | – | 82.2 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.7 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2000 | 92.6 | – | 81.1 |
| 1999 | – | – | 80.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 80.5 |
| 1997 | – | – | 79.3 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1995 | – | – | 76.9 |
| 1994 | 93.9 | – | 76.4 |
| 1993 | – | – | 76 |
| 1992 | – | – | 75.5 |
| 1991 | – | 96.5 | 75.1 |
| 1990 | 93.6 | – | 74.6 |
| 1989 | – | – | 74.1 |
| 1988 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 1986 | – | – | 71.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 70.7 |
| 1984 | – | – | 70.2 |
| 1983 | – | – | 69.5 |
| 1982 | – | – | 68.9 |
| 1981 | – | 92.8 | 68.4 |
| 1980 | 83.3 | – | 67.8 |
| 1979 | – | – | 67.2 |
| 1978 | – | – | 66.5 |
| 1977 | – | – | 65.9 |
| 1976 | – | – | 65.6 |
| 1975 | – | – | 65.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Philippines vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025