Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile
Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 19.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile peaked at 57.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2010.
That places Chile 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.8% | — |
| 1965 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 55.9% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 55.8% | 57.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.9% | 55.9% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 46.5% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.0% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Chile was 19.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)