Chile vs Sweden: Population by level of education

Chile
8.82 million people
in 2100
Sweden
7.77 million people
in 2100
Chile rank
62nd
Sweden rank
65th

Population by level of education over time

  • Chile
  • Sweden
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Chile currently reports 8.82 million people against 7.77 million people in Sweden, a difference of 1.05 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Chile ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 65th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 58,900 people 154,350 people 95,450 people Sweden
1960s 131,350 people 321,550 people 190,200 people Sweden
1970s 289,800 people 639,400 people 349,600 people Sweden
1980s 585,300 people 1.02 million people 432,300 people Sweden
1990s 1.04 million people 1.46 million people 413,950 people Sweden
2000s 1.78 million people 1.97 million people 190,950 people Sweden
2010s 2.97 million people 2.70 million people 266,250 people Chile
2020s 4.22 million people 3.27 million people 947,800 people Chile
2030s 5.35 million people 3.92 million people 1.43 million people Chile
2040s 6.44 million people 4.57 million people 1.87 million people Chile
2050s 7.34 million people 5.19 million people 2.15 million people Chile
2060s 8.06 million people 5.81 million people 2.25 million people Chile
2070s 8.57 million people 6.44 million people 2.13 million people Chile
2080s 8.84 million people 7.00 million people 1.84 million people Chile
2090s 8.88 million people 7.45 million people 1.42 million people Chile
2100s 8.82 million people 7.77 million people 1.05 million people Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Chile or Sweden?
Chile, at 8.82 million people against 7.77 million people in Sweden as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Chile and Sweden?
1.05 million people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for population by level of education?
Chile ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 65th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.