Chile vs Low & middle income: Literacy rate, youth total

Chile
99.3%
in 2022
Low & middle income
92.3%
in 2024
Chile rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
24th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Chile
  • Low & middle income
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 99.3% against 92.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 95 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 96.7% 74.7% 22.0% Chile
1990s 98.4% 80.8% 17.6% Chile
2000s 99.1% 86.3% 12.9% Chile
2010s 99.2% 89.9% 9.3% Chile
2020s 99.3% 92.0% 7.3% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Chile or Low & middle income?
Chile, at 99.3% against 92.3% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Chile and Low & middle income?
7.0%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low & middle income?
12 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Chile and Low & middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Chile ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit
% of people ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.