Chile vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Chile
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Chile currently reports 90.4% against 81.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 83 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.1% | 61.0% | 14.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 65.6% | 15.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 72.0% | 15.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 76.8% | 12.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Chile or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Chile, at 90.4% against 81.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
- How do Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.