Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 98.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile is 98.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile peaked at 98.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 25th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 90.5% | — |
| 1992 | 94.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 793,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Chile was 98.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 25th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release