Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile

Chile: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 90.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
90.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
16th
of 82 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 2017
All-time low
74.5%
in 1982
Years of data
10
1982–2017

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile, 1982–2017

0204060801001982199920171982: 74.5 %1992: 80.9 %2002: 85.2 %2008: 88.7 %2009: 89.6 %2010: 88.4 %2011: 88.3 %2013: 88.5 %2015: 89.1 %2017: 90.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile peaked at 90.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1982.

Chile ranks 16th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 74.5% 74.5% 74.5% 1
1990s 80.9% 80.9% 80.9% 1
2000s 87.8% 85.2% 89.6% 3
2010s 88.9% 88.3% 90.2% 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 13 Greece 93.2% compare
  2. 14 Albania 91.8% compare
  3. 15 Namibia 91.4% compare
  4. 17 Malta 89.7% compare
  5. 18 Maldives 89.1% compare
  6. 19 Venezuela 86.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Chile was 90.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1982.
How does Chile rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Chile ranks 16th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,197 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of females 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 female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.