Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate male) in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate male) was 97.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Chile, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 97.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Chile peaked at 97.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 1982.
That places Chile 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, male (%) (rate male) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 90.9% | — |
| 1992 | 94.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 97.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.8%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Chile's 97.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.2%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.9% | 97.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Chile?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Chile was 97.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release