Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Chile
Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 11.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 11.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Chile peaked at 62.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2010.
That places Chile 91st 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Chile, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.4% | — |
| 1965 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 58.7% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 62.8% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -51.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.1% | 55.4% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.4% | 58.7% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 51.6% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 36.3% | 46.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 23.0% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Chile?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Chile was 11.1% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Chile ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)