Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile
Chile: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 9.6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile stood at 9.6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile peaked at 9.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.81, in 1960.
That places Chile 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.81 | — |
| 1965 | 5.1 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 5.58 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 5.8 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 6.24 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 7.1 | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 7.94 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 8.26 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.56 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.25 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 | 4.81 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.69 | 5.58 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.67 | 6.24 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.1 | 7.94 | 8.26 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.91 | 8.56 | 9.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 640,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Chile was 9.6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.