Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile
Chile: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile is 1.14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile peaked at 4.84 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2024.
That places Chile 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 | 4.73 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.36 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 | 2.81 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 | 2.59 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.07 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 1.8 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.43 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Chile was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Chile ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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