Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile
Chile: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.94 LPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.94 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile peaked at 0.94 LPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.91 LPIA, in 2002.
Chile ranks 21st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.91 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.94 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.93 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.91 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9375 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile was 0.94 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release