Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile
Chile: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.85 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile is 0.85 LPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile peaked at 0.85 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.72 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Chile 15th out of 55 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.72 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.79 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.79 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.83 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.85 LPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.72 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.815 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Chile was 0.85 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Chile ranks 15th out of 55 countries with data for 2017.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release