Youth literacy in Chile
In Chile, 99.3% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022.
Chile, 2022
99.3%
Change from 2017
+0.3percentage points
Position in 2022
17th of 59
Youth literacy in Chile over time
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Chile |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% |
| 2013 | 99.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% |
| 2009 | 99.4% |
| 2006 | 99.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 99.0% in 2017, a change of +0.3 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 98.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Chile has the 17th highest value.
More for Chile
All statistics for Chile
Adult literacy rate
96.4%
2017 · 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