Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Chile
Chile: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9779 in 2017. β² Rising
Latest (2017)
0.9779
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9876
in 2004
All-time low
0.9214
in 1970
Years of data
10
1970β2017
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Chile, 1970β2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.9779 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2017.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Chile peaked at 0.9876 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9214, in 1970.
Chile ranks 68th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9214 | 0.9214 | 0.9214 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9441 | 0.9441 | 0.9441 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9801 | 0.9706 | 0.9876 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9728 | 0.9661 | 0.9779 | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Chile?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Chile was 0.9779 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9876 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9214 in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Chile ranks 68th out of 121 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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