Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile
Chile: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 101.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile is 101.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile peaked at 101.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.2% | — |
| 1971 | 89.6% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 94.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 90.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 87.6% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 91.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 101.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.1% | 83.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 87.6% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 87.3% | 97.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 94.4% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 96.1% | 101.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 793,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Chile was 101.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.