Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile
Chile: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 96.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
96.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 88 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2015
All-time low
91.5%
in 1982
Years of data
7
1982–2017
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile, 1982–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile stood at 96.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 35th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 91.5% | — |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 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, male in Chile?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Chile was 96.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release