Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile
Chile: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 91.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 91.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile peaked at 91.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1982.
That places Chile 13th out of 90 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 74.5% | — |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.2% | 86.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.3% | 90.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 10 Montenegro 97.1% compare
- 11 Albania 92.5% compare
- 12 Maldives 92.0% compare
- 14 Lesotho 90.9% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 90.4% compare
- 16 Philippines 89.6% compare
More education data for Chile
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile was 91.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release