Chile vs Türkiye: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education
Chile
66.3%
in 2022
Türkiye
70.7%
in 2022
Chile rank
36th
Türkiye rank
33rd
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education over time
- Chile
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 70.7% against 66.3% in Chile, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Türkiye ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Türkiye ranks 33rd of 59 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 71.7% | 5.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 70.8% | 1.8% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 70.7% | 4.5% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education, Chile or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 70.7% against 66.3% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education between Chile and Türkiye?
- 4.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Türkiye?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Türkiye rank globally for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Chile ranks 36th and Türkiye ranks 33rd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of students who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data includes only students enrolled in school.