Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile

Chile: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 132,465 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
132,465 number
Change on year
up 35.6%
World rank
50th
of 83 countries
All-time high
252,573 number
in 1982
All-time low
58,001 number
in 2008
Years of data
10
1982–2017

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile, 1982–2017

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1982199920171982: 252.6k number1992: 182.9k number2002: 140.7k number2008: 58.0k number2009: 76.8k number2010: 94.0k number2011: 113.0k number2013: 130.1k number2015: 97.7k number2017: 132.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile is 132,465 number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 35.6% on the previous year and up 128.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile peaked at 252,573 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 58,001 number, in 2008.

Chile ranks 50th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 252,573 number 252,573 number 252,573 number 1
1990s 182,896 number 182,896 number 182,896 number 1
2000s 91,808 number 58,001 number 140,672 number 3
2010s 113,452 number 94,029 number 132,465 number 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 47 Ecuador 233,668 number compare
  2. 48 El Salvador 191,932 number compare
  3. 49 Venezuela 135,201 number compare
  4. 51 Dominican Republic 128,468 number compare
  5. 52 Spain 93,572 number compare
  6. 53 Paraguay 76,341 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Chile was 132,465 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 252,573 number in 1982.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 58,001 number in 2008.
How does Chile rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Chile ranks 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.