Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile

Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 57.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
57.0%
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
57.0%
in 2010
All-time low
22.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 22.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 23.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 26.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 26.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 26.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 38.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 39.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 38.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 47.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 57 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile stood at 57.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile peaked at 57.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1960.

That places Chile 41st 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Chile, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 22.4%
1965 23.9% +6.8%
1970 26.6% +11.2%
1975 26.2% -1.6%
1980 26.9% +2.8%
1985 33.3% +23.8%
1990 38.6% +15.8%
1995 39.4% +2.1%
2000 38.3% -2.7%
2005 47.5% +24.0%
2010 57.0% +19.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.2% 22.4% 23.9% 2
1970s 26.4% 26.2% 26.6% 2
1980s 30.1% 26.9% 33.3% 2
1990s 39.0% 38.6% 39.4% 2
2000s 42.9% 38.3% 47.5% 2
2010s 57.0% 57.0% 57.0% 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 38 Jamaica 57.5% compare
  2. 39 Sweden 57.4% compare
  3. 40 Japan 57.0% compare
  4. 42 Hong Kong, China 56.8% compare
  5. 43 Malta 56.2% compare
  6. 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Chile was 57.0% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1960.
How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
Chile ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)