Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile
Chile: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female was 99.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.4%
World rank
1st
of 21 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2009
All-time low
98.7%
in 2003
Years of data
9
2000–2022
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile peaked at 99.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2003.
Chile ranks 1st of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2003 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Chile was 99.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 21 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release