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

Latest (2018)
4.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
78th
of 134 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2009
All-time low
1.0%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Chile, 2007–2018

123452007201220182007: 4 %2008: 4 %2009: 4.9 %2010: 2.7 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.7 %2013: 1.8 %2014: 0.991 %2015: 2 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 4.7 %2018: 4.7 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 4.0% 4.9% 3
2010s 2.8% 1.0% 4.7% 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 75 Botswana 5.3%
  2. 76 Paraguay 5.2% compare
  3. 77 Ireland 4.8%
  4. 79 Sweden 4.6% compare
  5. 80 Slovakia 4.5% compare
  6. 81 Palestine, State of 4.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.