Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) (rate rural) in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) (rate rural) was 96.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 96.4% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Chile peaked at 96.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2000.
That places Chile 11th out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) (rate rural) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.3% | — |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 96.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Chile's 96.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.6%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 93.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Chile?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Chile was 96.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Chile ranks 11th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release