Chile vs Low income: Literacy rate, adult male

Chile
96.5%
in 2017
Low income
70.9%
in 2024
Chile rank
35th
Low income rank
38th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Chile
  • Low income
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 96.5% against 70.9% in Low income, a difference of 25.6%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 35th and Low income ranks 38th of 88 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 94.6% 58.9% 35.6% Chile
2000s 95.8% 63.8% 32.0% Chile
2010s 96.7% 68.6% 28.1% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Chile or Low income?
Chile, at 96.5% against 70.9% in Low income as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Chile and Low income?
25.6%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Chile and Low income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Chile ranks 35th and Low income ranks 38th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.