Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile
Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 18.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile peaked at 57.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2010.
That places Chile 82nd 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3% | — |
| 1965 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.7% | 56.3% | 57.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 46.2% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 35.8% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.3% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Chile was 18.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Chile ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. 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 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)