Chile vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male
Chile
96.5%
in 2017
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
98.7%
in 2024
Chile rank
35th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
33rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male over time
- Chile
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 98.7% against 96.5% in Chile, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 35th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.5% | 83.1% | 8.4% | Chile |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 90.5% | 4.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 97.9% | 1.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, Chile or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 98.7% against 96.5% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between Chile and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 2.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
- How do Chile and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Chile ranks 35th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release