Progression to secondary school in Chile
Chile: Progression to secondary school was 97.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Chile, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 97.9% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Chile peaked at 98.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 1975.
Chile ranks 76th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.8% | 86.5% | 91.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 97.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 73 Saudi Arabia 98.0% compare
- 74 Jordan 98.0% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.9% compare
- 78 Kuwait 97.8% compare
- 79 France 97.7% compare
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Chile?
- Progression to secondary school in Chile was 97.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for progression to secondary school?
- Chile ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).