Chile vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Chile
92.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
95.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
24th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
27th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time

  • Chile
  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 95.1% against 92.4% in Chile, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 24th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th of 87 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 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 75.8% 53.5% 22.3% Chile
1990s 81.3% 65.9% 15.4% Chile
2000s 86.9% 80.0% 6.8% Chile
2010s 90.3% 89.6% 0.7% Chile
2020s 92.4% 94.3% 1.9% 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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 95.1% against 92.4% in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Chile and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
2.7%, 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)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Chile and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Chile ranks 24th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release