Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 4.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Chile, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Chile peaked at 4.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
That places Chile 78th out of 134 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, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.0% | — |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -44.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -45.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +103.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +57.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +47.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +1.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 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, male in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Chile was 4.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.