School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 498,355 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
498,355 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
590,303 number
in 2005
All-time low
463,237 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile stood at 498,355 number.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 590,303 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 463,237 number, in 1970.
That places Chile 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 463,237 number | — |
| 1971 | 470,358 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 478,657 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 486,863 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 494,490 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 501,252 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 504,921 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 506,268 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 506,619 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 506,810 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 506,585 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 505,252 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 503,750 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 502,214 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 500,523 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 499,085 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 499,365 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 501,057 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 503,361 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 506,189 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 509,405 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 510,964 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 511,825 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 512,922 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 514,155 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 516,107 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 522,211 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 515,994 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 543,032 number | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 552,995 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 562,119 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 570,702 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 577,307 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 582,430 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 587,255 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 590,303 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 586,189 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 575,575 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 562,565 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 549,375 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 535,967 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 523,651 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 513,222 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 503,898 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 494,852 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 487,621 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 485,214 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 487,763 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 492,203 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 495,812 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 498,355 number | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 498,355 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 161,779 number, 3.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 498,355 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 138,011 number, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 491,948 number | 463,237 number | 506,810 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,738 number | 499,085 number | 506,585 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 520,961 number | 509,405 number | 552,995 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 574,382 number | 549,375 number | 590,303 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 502,020 number | 485,214 number | 535,967 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 498,355 number | 498,355 number | 498,355 number | 1 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 498,355 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 590,303 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 463,237 number in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.