Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.47
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
13th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 2019
All-time low
0.3262
in 1993
Years of data
35
1974–2021
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, 1974–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.47 for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile peaked at 1.61 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3262, in 1993.
Chile ranks 13th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3637 | — |
| 1975 | 0.4759 | +30.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4989 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5894 | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7231 | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7282 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5142 | -29.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4005 | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3262 | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4545 | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.431 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5455 | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5845 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +89.3% |
| 2000 | 1.29 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.32 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.56 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.47 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.482 | 0.3637 | 0.5894 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6552 | 0.5142 | 0.7282 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5498 | 0.3262 | 1.11 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.17 | 1.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.32 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile was 1.47 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3262 in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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