Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile
Chile: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 124,255 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile is 124,255 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile peaked at 144,088 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 117,422 number, in 2011.
Chile ranks 75th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 127,388 number | — |
| 1971 | 127,956 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 128,027 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 127,744 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 127,251 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 126,758 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 126,366 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 125,937 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 125,515 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 125,139 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 124,850 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 124,842 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 125,165 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 125,698 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 126,307 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 126,810 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 127,205 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 127,456 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 127,757 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 128,315 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 129,388 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 131,131 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 133,582 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 136,344 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 139,012 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 141,047 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 142,566 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 143,610 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 144,088 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 143,902 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 142,996 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 141,122 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 137,953 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 134,063 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 130,018 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 126,588 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 123,864 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 121,674 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 119,970 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 118,696 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 117,721 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 117,422 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 117,965 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 119,056 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 120,428 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 121,619 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 122,625 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 123,672 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 124,501 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 124,776 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 124,255 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,808 number | 125,139 number | 128,027 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,440 number | 124,842 number | 128,315 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,467 number | 129,388 number | 144,088 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,694 number | 118,696 number | 142,996 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,978 number | 117,422 number | 124,776 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,255 number | 124,255 number | 124,255 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chile was 124,255 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 144,088 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,422 number in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Chile ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.