Resumen de Literacy, Age, Period and Cohort in Spain (1900-1950)
A cohort analysis allows for the observation of the effects off actors related to period, age, and cohort on a specific phenomenon. In this study, it is applied to the literacy process in Spain from 1900 to 1950, and the values are determined by using data based on the population censuses. After defining the basic vocabulary of this technique and drawing up the cohort table, the following analyses were earned out: a longitudinal analysis (intra-cohort differences), a vertical analysis (differences between age groups), and a horizontal analysis (differences between periods) of the literacy rates. The most interesting result stems from the ability of one particular cohort of the population to read and write, with progress being made well beyond the typical school age throughout the entire period examined
