Adolescents out of school, female in Chile
Chile: Adolescents out of school, female was 1.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Chile, 2007–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2022, adolescents out of school, female in Chile stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Chile peaked at 4.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 133rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.9% | — |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -33.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 18% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 130 Bhutan 1.7% compare
- 131 Belgium 1.6% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 134 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.4% compare
- 135 Russian Federation 1.4% compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3% compare
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Chile?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Chile was 1.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Chile ranks 133rd out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.