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
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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About this data
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.