Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile
Chile: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile peaked at 1.01 index in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2002.
Chile ranks 19th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chile was 1 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1982.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Chile ranks 19th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.