Chile: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.40.
That's down 0.5% from 2015, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2017 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2017
Trend (2011–2017)
Highlights
- Peak
- 96.87
- Trough
- 96.27
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 96.4000 | |
| 96.8700 | |
| 96.2700 | |
| 96.7000 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017?
- In 2017, Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.40, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) fell 0.5% from 2015 to 2017.
- How does Chile's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017 was 89.47, so Chile is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.