Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile
Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 38.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Chile recorded 38.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile peaked at 38.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1960.
That places Chile 40th 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1965 | 12.3% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 13.4% | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | +31.7% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 28.2% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.6% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 719,494 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Chile was 38.1% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary