Chile vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth total
Chile
99.3%
in 2022
Lower middle income
92.0%
in 2024
Chile rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
25th
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Chile
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Chile currently reports 99.3% against 92.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 95 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.7% | 59.2% | 37.5% | Chile |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 67.1% | 31.4% | Chile |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 78.5% | 20.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 86.2% | 13.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 91.4% | 7.9% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Chile or Lower middle income?
- Chile, at 99.3% against 92.0% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Chile and Lower middle income?
- 7.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lower middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
- Chile ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 25th 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.