Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Chile
Chile: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 100.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Chile, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 100.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Chile peaked at 105.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 79th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 87.0% | — |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 101.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 102.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 102.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 103.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 105.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 104.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 103.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 101.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 100.4% | -1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 100.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 102.6%, 98% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Chile's 100.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.5%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.5% | 98.6% | 102.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 98.0% | 105.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Chile?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Chile was 100.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.