Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile

Chile: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 82,910 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
82,910 number
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
39th
of 83 countries
All-time high
82,910 number
in 2017
All-time low
61,024 number
in 1982
Years of data
10
1982–2017

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile, 1982–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1982199920171982: 61.0k number1992: 66.9k number2002: 74.5k number2008: 77.1k number2009: 64.5k number2010: 71.5k number2011: 68.1k number2013: 78.2k number2015: 72.2k number2017: 82.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile stood at 82,910 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile peaked at 82,910 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61,024 number, in 1982.

That places Chile 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 61,024 number 61,024 number 61,024 number 1
1990s 66,864 number 66,864 number 66,864 number 1
2000s 72,024 number 64,466 number 77,102 number 3
2010s 74,592 number 68,089 number 82,910 number 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 36 Senegal 107,904 number compare
  2. 37 Philippines 106,939 number compare
  3. 38 Venezuela 89,999 number compare
  4. 40 Rwanda 73,357 number compare
  5. 41 Honduras 70,466 number compare
  6. 42 Portugal 68,526 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Chile was 82,910 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 82,910 number in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 61,024 number in 1982.
How does Chile rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Chile ranks 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.