Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.97 LPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile is 0.97 LPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile peaked at 0.97 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 2002.
Chile ranks 14th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.93 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.95 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9625 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.97 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Chile was 0.97 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 55 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 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