Chile vs Low & middle income: Literacy rate, adult female

Chile
96.3%
in 2017
Low & middle income
81.9%
in 2024
Chile rank
22nd
Low & middle income rank
21st

Literacy rate, adult female over time

  • Chile
  • Low & middle income
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 96.3% against 81.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 22nd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 89 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 90.8% 52.0% 38.8% Chile
1990s 94.0% 62.1% 32.0% Chile
2000s 95.6% 72.1% 23.5% Chile
2010s 96.4% 78.3% 18.1% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Chile or Low & middle income?
Chile, at 96.3% against 81.9% in Low & middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Chile and Low & middle income?
14.4%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low & middle income?
7 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Chile and Low & middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
Chile ranks 22nd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of females ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,600 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.