Adult literacy rate in Chile
96.4% of adults in Chile could read and write in 2017.
The latest value for Chile is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Chile, 2017
96.4%
Change from 2015
−0.5percentage points
World, 2017
86.5%
Adult literacy rate in Chile over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Chile | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 96.9% in 2015, a change of −0.5 percentage points.
- Since 1982, when it was 91.1%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 86.5%.
More for Chile
All statistics for Chile
Primary school enrolment (gross)
99.5%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
92.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS