Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Chile
Chile: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 6.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Chile, 2007–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Chile recorded 6.6% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Chile peaked at 8.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2008.
Chile ranks 93rd 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 (% of enrollment) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.1% | — |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Chile?
- Over-age students, primary in Chile was 6.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for over-age students, primary?
- Chile ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 (% of 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.