Chile vs World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Chile
- World
How they compare
Chile currently reports 90.4% against 77.0% in World, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 16th and World ranks 1st of 83 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.1% | 53.5% | 21.5% | Chile |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 57.4% | 23.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 67.6% | 20.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 72.9% | 16.5% | 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 World?
- Chile, at 90.4% against 77.0% in World as of 2017.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Chile and World?
- 13.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and World?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
- How do Chile and World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 16th and World ranks 1st 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.