Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Chile
Chile: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 97.1 % in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Chile, 2002–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Chile is 97.1 %, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Chile peaked at 97.56 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.85 %, in 2002.
Chile ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.85 % | — |
| 2011 | 97.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.1 % | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 97.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.81 %, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Chile's 97.1 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.49 %, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.85 % | 96.85 % | 96.85 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.33 % | 97.1 % | 97.56 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 730.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Chile?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Chile was 97.1 % in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 97.56 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.85 % in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.