Over-age students, primary, male in Chile
Chile: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Chile, 2007–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Chile stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Chile peaked at 9.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2009.
Chile ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.0% | — |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 8 |
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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, male in Chile?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Chile was 7.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2009.
- How does Chile rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Chile ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.