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Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile

Chile: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 years in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1997
All-time low
14 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile, 1970–2020

051015197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile is 14 years, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile peaked at 16 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1970.

Chile ranks 174th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile, year by year

Year years Change
1970 14 years —
1971 14 years +0.0%
1972 14 years +0.0%
1973 14 years +0.0%
1974 14 years +0.0%
1975 14 years +0.0%
1976 14 years +0.0%
1977 14 years +0.0%
1978 14 years +0.0%
1979 14 years +0.0%
1980 14 years +0.0%
1981 14 years +0.0%
1982 14 years +0.0%
1983 14 years +0.0%
1984 14 years +0.0%
1985 14 years +0.0%
1986 14 years +0.0%
1987 14 years +0.0%
1988 14 years +0.0%
1989 14 years +0.0%
1990 14 years +0.0%
1991 14 years +0.0%
1992 14 years +0.0%
1993 14 years +0.0%
1994 14 years +0.0%
1995 14 years +0.0%
1996 14 years +0.0%
1997 16 years +14.3%
1998 14 years -12.5%
1999 14 years +0.0%
2000 14 years +0.0%
2001 14 years +0.0%
2002 14 years +0.0%
2003 14 years +0.0%
2004 14 years +0.0%
2005 14 years +0.0%
2006 14 years +0.0%
2007 14 years +0.0%
2008 14 years +0.0%
2009 14 years +0.0%
2010 14 years +0.0%
2011 14 years +0.0%
2012 14 years +0.0%
2013 14 years +0.0%
2014 14 years +0.0%
2015 14 years +0.0%
2016 14 years +0.0%
2017 14 years +0.0%
2018 14 years +0.0%
2019 14 years +0.0%
2020 14 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
1980s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
1990s 14.2 years 14 years 16 years 10
2000s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2010s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2020s 14 years 14 years 14 years 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 174 Aruba 14 years compare
  2. 174 Austria 14 years compare
  3. 174 Bahamas 14 years compare
  4. 174 Bangladesh 14 years compare
  5. 174 Barbados 14 years compare
  6. 174 Belgium 14 years compare
  7. 174 Bermuda 14 years compare
  8. 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14 years compare
  9. 174 Brunei Darussalam 14 years compare
  10. 174 Cayman Islands 14 years compare
  11. 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14 years compare
  12. 174 Curaçao 14 years compare
  13. 174 Dominican Republic 14 years compare
  14. 174 Eritrea 14 years compare
  15. 174 India 14 years compare
  16. 174 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14 years compare
  17. 174 Italy 14 years compare
  18. 174 Kenya 14 years compare
  19. 174 Malta 14 years compare
  20. 174 Mauritius 14 years compare
  21. 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 14 years compare
  22. 174 Myanmar 14 years compare
  23. 174 Palau 14 years compare
  24. 174 San Marino 14 years compare
  25. 174 Singapore 14 years compare
  26. 174 Sint Maarten 14 years compare
  27. 174 Somalia 14 years compare
  28. 174 South Sudan 14 years compare
  29. 174 Sri Lanka 14 years compare
  30. 174 Türkiye 14 years compare
  31. 174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile?
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile was 14 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1997.
What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
How does Chile rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Chile ranks 174th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.