Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 96.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
96.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
29th
of 89 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2015
All-time low
91.1%
in 1982
Years of data
7
1982–2017
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 1982–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Chile stood at 96.4%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 96.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 29th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 96.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.