Youth/adult literacy rate in Chile
Chile: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2011
All-time low
99.0%
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2017
Youth/adult literacy rate in Chile, 2002–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Chile is 99.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Chile peaked at 99.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2002.
Chile ranks 20th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.0% | — |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Chile?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Chile was 99.0% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Chile ranks 20th out of 57 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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