Brunei vs Chile: Literate and illiterate world population

Brunei

3.9%

in 2011

Chile

3.6%

in 2017

Brunei rank

80th

Chile rank

83rd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Brunei currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Globally, Brunei ranks 80th and Chile ranks 83rd of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.