Chile vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Chile
97.4%
in 2017
Lower middle income
66.1%
in 2019
Chile rank
23rd
Lower middle income rank
25th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Chile
  • Lower middle income
406080100197519972019

How they compare

Chile currently reports 97.4% against 66.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 31.3%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 90.0% 34.0% 56.0% Chile
1990s 94.3% 40.5% 53.9% Chile
2000s 97.8% 53.3% 44.5% Chile
2010s 97.6% 60.5% 37.1% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Chile or Lower middle income?
Chile, at 97.4% against 66.1% in Lower middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Chile and Lower middle income?
31.3%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lower middle income?
10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Chile and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Chile ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 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 female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.