Over-age students, primary, female in Chile
Chile: Over-age students, primary, female was 5.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Chile, 2007–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, female in Chile stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Chile peaked at 6.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2008.
That places Chile 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.1% | — |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 93 Uruguay 5.7% compare
- 94 Belarus 5.6% compare
- 95 Peru 5.4% compare
- 97 United States of America 5.1% compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.0% compare
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.0% compare
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 over-age students, primary, female in Chile?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Chile was 5.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Chile ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.