Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 5.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile is 5.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile peaked at 5.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
That places Chile 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.3% | — |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +68.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +51.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Chile's 5.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 9 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chile was 5.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.