Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.1%
World rank
28th
of 95 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2015
All-time low
96.2%
in 1982
Years of data
12
1982–2022
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile stood at 99.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile peaked at 99.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 28th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 96.2% | — |
| 1992 | 98.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 719,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 771,035 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chile was 99.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.