Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted in Chile
Chile: Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted was 0.8822 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.8822 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile peaked at 0.8822 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7135 LPIA, in 2000.
Chile ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7135 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.73 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7221 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7582 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7759 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.79 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.83 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.84 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8822 LPIA | +5.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.8822 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9261 LPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.8822 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.745 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7399 LPIA | 0.7135 LPIA | 0.7759 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.815 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8822 LPIA | 0.8822 LPIA | 0.8822 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Chile was 0.8822 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8822 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7135 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release